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Coming apparently from the pagan times, the tales of Russian bogatyrs were preserved in the country’s lore. Were they even real? Tal

Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, Kyyiv, or Russian Kiyev, chief city and capital of Ukraine. A port on the Dnieper (Dnipro) River and a large railroad junction, it is a city with an ancient and proud history. As the centre of Kyivan (Kievan) Rus, the first eastern Slavic state, 1,000 years ago, it acquired the title “Mother of Rus Cities.” It was severely damaged during World War II, but by the mid-1950s it had been restored, and in the second half of the 20th century it enjoyed a well-developed economic and cultural life. The independence of Ukraine from the Soviet Union

If you’ve seen most of what Moscow has to offer and seek something else, you can easily experience a very different Russia without spending

Immerse yourself in the wonderful world of folk tales and legends with the canvases of these painters.

For a prince in ancient Russia, an earring was commonplace – just as it was for a Russian cavalryman during the Napoleonic wars. And, in Mos