In the space of just nine months in 1917 Russia underwent two revolutions, changing the country's destiny forever. In February the Russian monarchy collapsed. In October, squeezing out the ...

With more than 850000 search queries on Google and e-commerce sites, a growing number of collectors from around the world are trying to get their hands on wristwatches from the USSR. A Moscow ...

Peter the Great brought the European tradition of formal dances to Russia. These balls left their mark not only on history, but on Russian literature, too. The glitter of jewels and the shining ...

Les célèbres Saisons russes qui « cartonnaient » en Europe et aux États-Unis dans le premier quart du XXe siècle doivent leur existence à un homme, Serge Diaghilev. Paradoxe : bien que lui ...

A group of kids approach as we arrive on the main square of the legendary Soviet summer camp, Artek. Dressed in the same colorful uniform, they greet us with a chant, "Artekovtsi! Our beloved Artek!

When it comes to jewelers of the Russian Imperial court, the first name to be mentioned is of course Faberge, which produced gem-encrusted Easter eggs, cigarette cases made of precious metals, and ...

Russian contemporary dance doesn't have it easy. Ever since its birth it's lived in the shadow of grand Russian ballet and has been forced to constantly prove its right to exist. Many people still ...

"Antartica is probably the only place we don't air," says Dmitry Loveiko, managing director of Animaccord Animation Studio. "Even viewers in North Africa know us." This claim from the co-producer ...

Russian scientists have contained an outbreak of the Siberian plague, a bacterial infection known in the West as anthrax, but they believe global warming will bring back even more pathogens, such ...

As the world marks the 70th Anniversary of the end of the Second World War, RBTH remembers the dramatic and heroic story of the Arctic Convoys, a period of unique collaboration between Russia and ...

Eighty years ago Moscow saw the birth of the VDNKh project, the most grandiose exhibition park in the Soviet Union and a showcase of the country's economic achievements. The former glory of the ...

RBTH a rédigé un petit guide sur le langage esthétique de l'une des œuvres les plus authentiques de la culture russe. L'icône fait partie intégrante de la culture russe et de l'héritage ...