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.
The climate in Latvia is transitional from coastal to continental. It means that there are four distinct seasons in Latvia; and visitors to Latvia may enjoy every season. In order to get the best out of every season follow our advice.
November the 18, 1918 is one of the most significant dates in the history of Latvia. Almost 100 years ago “The Act of Independence”, which established the Latvian statehood, was proclaimed. Three years later all leading world states recognized Latvian independence. After the restoration of its independence at the end of the 20th century, November […]
Today we are publishing the second article about the teachers in the project Learn Russian in the EU. This time we talked to a Daugavpils University lecturer Galina Pitkevich.
If you ask foreigners what causes the most difficulties when studying Russian, a lot of them will answer that it is the Cyrillic alphabet. In fact, it is really very different from the Latin alphabet which is much more familiar. Why it is like that, what history the Cyrillic and modern Russian alphabet have – […]