Do you work all year round without a holiday? In Soviet times, such a state of affairs was unimaginable. Paid vacations were one of the “great socialist victories” of the USSR.

Mysterious, broad, strong… Oh, really? Who came up with the notion of the ‘Russian soul’ and how is it different from others?

You won’t find things like parades or happy workers with banners in Vladimir Bogdanov’s photos. Instead, he captured the real life of his native Leningrad: magical embankments, small courtyards and simple people going about their busy days.

When her cover was blown and she was on the verge of being arrested, an unknown Soviet diplomat saved her. But she never got the chance to thank the man in person.

The ‘Futuro’ UFO buildings may not be genuine artifacts of an extraterrestrial civilization, but they are genuine architectural works of art. And only three remain in all of Russia.