The podstakannik (подстака́нник, literally means "thing under the glass") is a holder with a handle, most commonly made of metal that...

Samovar (самова́р) is a Russian word that consists of two roots – sam (сам), meaning ‘self’, and var (вар), derived from varit’...

Are Russians superstitious? Do they believe in superstitions and omens? In fact, Russian culture has a lot of superstitions.

Everyone who happened to live in the Soviet Russia remembers that Thursday is the fish day. On Thursdays, all public catering places,...

Many people are familiar with traditional Russian main dishes and soups such as borsch, blini, or golubstsi; however, not too many people...