Other

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.

Today one of our great teachers Anna Stankevich is going to tell us about herself. We offer you our next article about the teachers in the Learn Russian in the EU project.

In one of our previous articles we started telling you about the art of Soviet posters. We talked about the posters which reflected politics and society.

Russia is a huge country which can offer tourists a really unique experience.  However, if you ask people what tourist destinations in Russia they know, the majority of them mention, perhaps, only Moscow and St. Petersburg.

Solomon Mikhoels is a prominent Soviet theatre actor, teacher, director and public figure, laureate of numerous national awards and prizes.

If you decided to visit Latvia as a tourist or as a  student who would like to learn Russian, you’ll definitely have to find out how to get to Latvia. The easiest way – by plane, of course.  Now we are going to explain why.

Visual propaganda was an integral part of every Soviet citizen’s life. Soviet people come across the visual propaganda in the street, at work, or while visiting leisure areas or going shopping. The Soviet poster genre can definitely be identified as a separate trend within social realism. Professional artists (sometimes even world-known artists) created posters

What are the most popular symbols of Russia that are strongly associated with its language and culture?   They are definitely a bear, Matryoshka, vodka, balalaika, and golden domes. We probably could have used most of these symbols on our logo and made up something funny and amusing. However, we decided to choose a symbol that […]

Dishes similar to pelmeni can be found in lots of cultures around the world. However, only in Russia this dish is extremely popular. If you have ever been interested in Russian cuisine you definitely know about Russian pelmeni. Today we are going to tell you how to cook real Russian pelmeni.