As the opening credits to Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Inglorious Basterds’ appear, a melancholic melody begins to play. Fans of American classics immediately recognize the main theme from ‘Alamo’ (1960). But, few people know that this music was written by Russian composer Dmitri Tiomkin!

A 72-ton giant bell rings on big church holidays in the main Russia’s monastery.

“You fight like a girl!” was a phrase often thrown around during Catherine II’s reign with undisguised delight. The empress was a trendsetter for female duels in the Russian Empire and wasn’t averse to crossing swords herself when the situation arose!

In what cases do Russians say this proverb and how did it appear in the Russian language?

The 1917 Bolshevik Revolution began with a demonstration of women and then they actively began to participate in social and political life. Vladimir Lenin said that women would not have been defeated by the Bolsheviks. And what did the new regime thank the ladies with?