St Petersburg, the Northern capital of Russia, from the very beginning was constructed as a port on the Baltic Sea. Peter the Great, the founder of the city, was so anxious to have a port on the Baltic that he … Continued
Russia is a unique, unpredictable country, and the largest country in the world. Russia has more than 150 nations living in it, all of them with their own traditions, languages and customs. Russia is full of surprises and paradoxes, which … Continued
On March 15th, 2016, three lion cubs were born in the Leningradsky Zoo in St Petersburg. The parents are lions Adam and Tasya, and the babies were born in captivity. It is the first time in more than 20 years … Continued
April 12th is Cosmonautics Day in Russia. It is not a day off, people still go to work, but on this day people remember the triumph of science when Yuri Gagarin made the first manned flight into space. It is known … Continued
On 30 March 149 years ago the Russian Empire and the United States of America signed an agreement, after which Alaska became the largest state of the USA. Alaska was discovered in 1732 by a Russian expedition lead by Mikhail Gvozdev … Continued