Before fighters of the Alpha Group stormed the Tajbeg Palace and orchestrated a coup d’etat in Afghanistan, they had honed their skills by liquidating an armed man who threatened to blow up the U.S. embassy in Moscow.

Muscovites are getting into the New Year mood! Just have a look at all the luminous and merry ice rinks that have already opened in Moscow!

The Soviet counteroffensive near Moscow in December 1941 came as a complete surprise for the Wehrmacht. The Germans were sure that the Red Army had been almost finished.

Reindeer salads, fern dishes and soups of indigenous peoples — the national ‘Gastronomic Map of Russia’ project highlights the best recipes for a gourmet journey across Siberia — without leaving home.

What is it that makes a children’s book get read over and over again, like a prayer shared for generations? Great characters and a boiling plot usually make for a winning combination. Some of the best stories will stay in the memory forever, like a flavor blast from childhood.