Tag: Russia
Portyanki: awesomely awkward Russian footwraps
Russia: Riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. So said Winston Churchill, when attempting to describe this massive swathe of baffling land, and rich, but historically obscured culture. And …
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The Russian version of Winnie the Pooh is the greatest thing in the universe
The Soviet Union is famous for a number of achievements. Sputnik. MIR. Winnie the Pooh. It’s a little known fact about the Soviet Union, but they actually had quite a …
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10 big Russian stereotypes (that are kinda true)
Pretty much every time I tell people I’ve been to Russia, they ask me why I bothered going there, and how they picture it as just a bunch of babushkas …
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Fun Facts about Russia
It’s an enigma, wrapped in a mystery, wrapped in something or other. Such is Russia, the world’s biggest country, and source of endless vodka-related commentary and snow jokes and mentions …
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10 great places to visit in Russia besides the two big cities
Despite the massive number of great places to visit in Russia, I didn’t get to visit nearly as many as I would have liked. My time in Russia was cut …
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The war memorials of the world’s bloodiest battle
Ever since wanting to set foot in Russia and researching the many cities and regions it has to offer, I had always wanted to visit Volgograd. This unassuming city, far …
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Red Square photos and Moscow fun facts
I had a bit of a predicament when it came to a post about Moscow, since not a whole lot really happened. I had good times, certainly, but not bloggably …
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Sexy tango time on Red Square
Nighttime photography on Red Square was fun, despite the mediocrity that resulted from my conspicuous lack of tripod. Life is full of challenges, though. And sometimes one must face those …
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Peterhof in photos
For a country as ostentatiously palace-packed as Russia, you’d think you’d get your fill of ornate czar-era mansions after spending 5 or 10 minutes walking around in St. Petersburg, but …
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