Russia Beyond

Cutlets with mashed potatoes: Russians' favorite cafeteria food

This taste is familiar to everyone from childhood.
Russian Kitchen
How a Spaniard became an expert on wolves in Russia

Jose Antonio Hernandez-Blanco has been living in the southern taiga for almost 30 years and knows the Russian forest like the back of his hand.
Lifestyle
10 masterpieces of contemporary Russian jewelry art (PHOTOS)

For more than 20 years, the Russia State Fund of Precious Metals and Precious Stones (‘Gokhran’) has been holding an annual competition among jewelers. And the best works are added to its collection.
Culture
What foreign products were available in the USSR?

Tangerines from Morocco, processed cheese from Finland, canned vegetables from Hungary and Bulgaria – Soviet housewives knew how to make an impressive holiday table spread.
History
What does the expression “not all the time is Maslenitsa for the cat” mean?

This phrase is part of a proverb that goes as follows: “Не все коту Масленица, будет и Великий пост” (“Ne vse kotu Maslenitsa, budet i Velikiy post”) or “not all the time is Maslenitsa for the cat, there will be Great Lent”.
Education