1+ week, 6+ day ago  (235+ words) In 2010, Dwight Garner argued in The New York Times that poetry was no longer significant in modern Russia; the massive success of the recent, satirical "Citizen Poet Project" shows this is far from true. Many Russian poets are creatively thriving,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (457+ words) Russian symbolist poet Andrei Bely, born in 1880, was a'modern man, with a rich interior life but little in the way of self-examination. A nervous, self-aware narcissist, Bely was convinced of, and tormented by, his own genius. In Bely's case, his…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (547+ words) What did medieval Russians do in summer in an era without smoothies? Kvas'is a full-fledged non-alcoholic alternative to beer. The Slavs drank'kvas, brewed from rye and barley, at any time of the day, during work and even when they were…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (651+ words) Indian poet and educator Rabindranath Tagore with Soviet schoolchildren. Last year, Russia commemorated another momentous date associated with the name of the great poet. September 2015 marked 88 years since Tagore's visit to the Soviet Union (11-25 Sept 1930) Rabindranath Tagore and Victory Day…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (631+ words) Russia has always been defined in fundamental ways by its forests. Over the centuries, the vast northern forests have provide shelter and refuge, sustenance, wealth and spiritual inspiration. Pine and fir have been the most common material, with aspen and…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1742+ words) The Volga is enjoying a new lease of life as a travel destination. Source: Fyodor Savintsev The Volga is one of the largest rivers in the world and the longest river in Europe. It is so long that its source…...

9+ mon, 1+ day ago  (620+ words) The Kolun is undergoing tests and waiting for its first customers. Several new armored vehicles have been designed in Russia in recent years for the needs of the armed forces and the Federal Security Service (FSB). They are still being…...

9+ mon, 6+ day ago  (587+ words) Pyatnitskoe Shosse is one of the six stations in Moscow with a concave platform. Source: Dmitriy Berdasov In conversation with RBTH, Berdasov talks about his favorite stations and issues advice to tourists about which of them to view first. Russia…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (147+ words) Russia is planning to overhaul most of its major weapons systems in the near future, apart from these trusty stalwarts created at the end of the Soviet Union. Each of these artillery guns is installed on an aircraft or ship…...