The battle for the Soviet capital became one of the key ones during the war. Check out what Moscow looked like during that horrible period and what the city looks like these days.

Vladimir Mayakovsky wrote a poem about it, including the following line: “Every proletarian should see the Planetarium!” The starry sky was first “brought to life” in it and the first Soviet cosmonauts trained there! Find out what you can see and do in the Moscow planetarium today.

One of the most famous Russian plays ever is still performed on stages worldwide. What’s the secret of success behind it? And what’s it about?

Together with the Red Army, the 1st Polish Army stormed Berlin in the Spring of 1945. The Poles made up a tenth of all the forces that were rushing towards the “lair of the fascist beast”.

This city is known as the capital of Siberia. It is also the easternmost city in Russia with a population of over a million. Here are three of its main symbols.