Tobolsk, now a small city, was the capital of Siberia several centuries ago. Its 17th-century white-stone kremlin has been ...

10 revealing facts about Russian. Get your head around tongue twisters and jokes. It's also available in Russian with audio.

It is full of places where no human has ever set foot. This is one of the most inaccessible places in Russia and the most desired by tourists, because these fantastic landscapes can't be seen ...

Political pundits see it as step to weaken the historical ties to Russia: Shedding not only the Russian alphabet, the thinking goes, but also the influence Moscow still likes to exert over its ...