Finally, “лед тронулся” (“lyed tronulsya”) or “the ice has broken”! When you hear this from your interlocutor, don’t rush to look for the nearest river or lake. First, let’s figure out what’s really going on and what ice has to do with it.

Soviet children grew up on the ‘Three Musketeers’ book, but also on the movie where d'Artagnan speaks… Russian! And, in the 1990s, the whole country watched a TV show based on French history. 

The treasures of Troy were shown there and one of the floors of the museum is still decorated with copies of high reliefs of the Pergamon Altar. A walk through its halls is a real journey through the epochs and styles in art.

Learn the letter 'Н' and discover one of the largest cities in Russia.

The trio of artists – Mikhail Kupriyanov, Porfiry Krylov and Nikolai Sokolov – are widely known not only in Russia, but also abroad. Their political cartoons have become true classics of the genre.