We’ve boiled down a larger-than-life list of Soviet photography legends that captured the spirit of their era.

Take virtual control of legendary Soviet planes and helicopters from the Russian Air Force Museum, and feel like a real ace.

What to expect when you start learning the language of Chekhov and Tolstoy? We asked our readers on social media to recall how they tried to speak Russian and how to succeed in it.

Unlike other allies of the Third Reich, Hungary had no reason to go to war against the Soviet Union. Still, the Hungarians were the only ones among them who fought against the Red Army together with the Nazis to the end.

Architects have discussed the possibility of turning this Communist temple into a museum, while the question of Lenin’s body has always been a hot topic among Russians.