In his native Mississippi, the black American Frederick Thomas only found discrimination, but in Tsarist Russia, he became rich and successful as the owner of Moscow’s most popular night clubs. He fathered five Russian children and became a Russian citizen. He planned to stay in Russia, but the Revolution forced Thomas to think twice.

Renowned American photographer Peter Turnley is famous for catching moments in human life. The street photography he took while in the USSR during the late 1980s-early 1990s is a great chronicle of the outgoing Soviet era.

Soft as a pillow, crunchy on the edges and stuffed with various rich fillings – Russia’s shanga pie is wickedly delicious!

Historian and architecture expert William Brumfield discovers a neglected mansion with an illustrious past.

We picked the most interesting streets in Russian cities that have British history.