In the first years after its founding in 1703, the city was called in a Dutch manner – Sankt-Pieter-Burch, thanks to which people started to commonly call the city by the short name ‘Piter’.

Ernst Reuter was on speaking terms with Lenin and Stalin, but he switched his allegiance when the Soviets blockaded West Berlin.

People from all around Russia come to the amusement park in Staraya Stanitsa khutor of Rostov Region – they call it the Russian “Land behind the Looking Glass”. Below, we explain why it’s so unique!

Historian photographer William Brumfield retraces legendary Prokudin-Gorsky’s final trip to Karelia in Russia’s North, bordering with Finland, re-revealing the region’s magnificent wooden architecture.

The historic center of the former Russian capital and monuments related to it made it onto the UNESCO World Heritage List back in 1990. It is considered the largest historic and cultural object on the list. Below we’ve highlighted the main attractions of St. Petersburg, that are simply a must to visit. We also added several other places to the list that are not on UNESCO’s.