Russia and Great Britain are two former world empires that traditionally competed with each other in Europe. It is believed that the British and Russian can not stand each other ....

It’s already February 1 on the calendar, and we, recalling the historical dates of the year that opens the year, still haven’t mentioned January 9, 1905 (according to the old style), which forever entered textbooks and chronicles under the name ...

The Chinese coronavirus 2019-nCoV turned out to be much more dangerous than it seemed just a couple of weeks ago. Over 7 thousand cases of infection were recorded, more than 170 people died from it ....

And again about the abnormal weather in Russia. In the yard is the end of January, and in the Leningrad Region, where snow usually lies 130 days a year, violets, crocuses and pansies open, mushrooms grow ....

His fate was unique even for his enchanting time: in the incomplete 37 years that were released to him, he managed to become the hero of two wars, one of the most popular writers far from poor ...

The new Chinese coronavirus 2019-nCoV, unfortunately, turned out to be much more dangerous than originally thought. The total number of cases exceeded 800, already 26 people died from this disease ....

Thanks to Hollywood and numerous American television series, life in the USA is a secret dream of many Russians and citizens of the former USSR. Actually very few decide to emigrate to this country. Uh ...

Australia is in the opposite hemisphere, so it's summer there now. Unfortunately, the tragic events taking place now at the antipodes can be considered the harbingers of another big trouble for ...

To people who are not very knowledgeable in the history of Russia (and there are, alas, a lot of such people not only abroad, but also in our Fatherland), it may indeed seem that the one who didn’t take the Golden-headed, didn’t capture, don’t ...

If a century ago a terrible epidemic occurred mainly in the weakened post-war Europe, nowadays a prosperous and prosperous China can become the source of a new global disease. What is it ...

Last week, quietly and imperceptibly passed the birthday of one of those people who can rightfully be ranked as a cohort of the brightest personalities who, during life, became personified ...

The image of Russia abroad is formed mainly by Western media and cinema. "Eating" Russian vodka for breakfast - that's how they see us even in traditionally friendly Serbia ....

New Year's holidays are a great time for a family vacation, "disconnecting" from a pretty annoying policy for a year, but ... Unfortunately, behind the pretty bustle around the Christmas trees, gifts and laid tables, we ...

With our current fun, we owe two truly great rulers, separated by several centuries ....

It is difficult to meet someone who has never heard the word “Chernobyl”. For most, it is a symbol of tragedy from the half-forgotten Soviet past. For those who were involved in the liquidation of the consequences of the accident...

The "Winter War" of 1939-1940 between the USSR and Finland is truly a favorite topic of both some Western pseudo-historians and their zealous singers from the camp of domestic liberals ....

Each year, approximately two million U.S. residents become victims of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. And about 23 thousand of them do not survive ....

Going into conversations about the "aggressive machinations" of the USSR on the eve of World War II, both Western "historians" and the liberal public, living in the shadow of our native aspens, manage to completely ...

When a native of Scotland, Vincent moved to Russia ten years ago, friends said that he would either return home in 10 days or become an alcoholic there. Neither one nor the other happened ....

Three decades ago, an event occurred that became one of the most important episodes of a state crime called the “collapse of the Soviet Union” ....

Where to live better, in the "free and democratic" United States of America or in the "totalitarian and police" Russia? ...

On November 25, the legend of Soviet intelligence, Gohar Vartanyan, passed away. It so happened that she did not live only three days before the next anniversary of the historic Tehran Conference, providing ...

The idea of ​​extending the "Dima Yakovlev Law", the main point of which is the ban on the adoption of children from Russia by US citizens, not only in this country, but also in other states, ...

I don’t know why, but articles where Russians talk about life in America or Americans share their impressions of Russia always attract the interest of the Russian reader. Although they appear in ...