This crew takes its clients on the most breathtaking expeditions across Russia and the world. We spoke with team member Mikhail Korostelev about what ‘Whale Watching Russia’ does, and heard some crazy stories. Pack your bags!

He’s now pushing 80 and his surfboards have retired to his dacha, but he still remembers the thrill of taking to the water for the first time on his homemade surfboard over half a century ago.

If you’re a native English speaker, there are plenty of new job opportunities for you in Russia right now.

Soviet vehicles were rarer than hen’s teeth at exhibitions abroad. We came up with a list of exceptions.