The amazing inhabitants of a tiny village in Russia’s Far East aren’t afraid to submerge themselves in ice-cold water for some quiet meditation.

This urban legend had become a popular saying over the years. But it was actually taken out of context. Here’s how it happened.

Soviet cuisine would mix recipes of many of the ethnic groups living in the country. These ‘brave’ fusions often produced unique foods.

When a foreigner thinks of coming to Russia, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Moscow? Trans-Siberian railroad? But what about Russians themselves? Where do they prefer traveling to in their huge country?

Soviet servicemen had no small part to play in what was to become the most bitter defeat in U.S. history.