There is a large number of rivers in Russia. However, the Volga is the most magnificent one. The image of this mighty river is displayed in the folk art, as well as in the works of different artists, writers, and musicians.
Every day we express a large number of different emotions even without thinking about it. We react at various things and situations. Since emotions are one of the integral parts of our everyday life, in this article we decided to tell you about how to express emotions in Russian.
It’s been 60 years since the Soviet Union launched its first artificial satellite into Earth orbit. On October 4th, 1957, the space device which was called PS-1 (Prosteyshiy Sputnik-1 “Elementary Satellite 1”) was launched by a rocket form the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
People receive their surnames when they are born, they use their surnames in all important documents, in addition, surnames are really significant for any person. However, people hardly ever think of the origins of their surnames. Therefore, our today’s article will tell you about the origins of the most common Russian surnames.
Education in Russia is a set of study programs which are compiled in accordance with the regulations on the state standard of education. However, the system of education in Russia has its special features which we are going to look closer at in this article.
In this article, we would like to tell you about a great person who was the first man to fly into space. 50 years ago, on March 27th, Yury Gagarin, the first cosmonaut in the world, died.
In order to better understand Russian people, we publish 10 interesting facts about Russia, its history and modern time, nature, people and their interrelations with surrounding world.
Philology is a humanitarian subject which emerged in the period of the Renaissance establishment, and it studies the history of languages and literature. The word “philology” is originated from the Greek word “φίλος (phílos) that means “love”, andλόγος (lógos) that means “language”.
In this article we are going to tell you about sport in Daugavpils, and about the places where you can spend your free time and keep fit.
Daugavpils is a multicultural city with a vibrant history dated back to the 13th century. Geographically located at an important position, the city has always been in the centre of events. We selected the most interesting facts about Daugavpils – its present and past.
