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Jun 12, 20213 min

Russia Day. What happens on Russia Day?

What’s happened on June 12, 1990? Russian independence day...Independence from whom? 12 of June was the Day of adoption of the...

Jun 11, 20213 min

Taste of Saint-Petersburg - Shawarma

Shawarma in Saint-Petersburg is the most popular fast food. This kind of food you can find anywhere you go here. It has its specific...

May 28, 20212 min

Taste of Saint-Petersburg - Koryushka

Smelt (koryushka) is one of the Symbols of Saint-Petersburg. You can find it in the White sea, Onezhskoye lake, and even in the Far...

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May 27, 20212 min

Taste of Saint-Petersburg - Pyshki

One of the food symbols of our city is "Pyshka"(Пышка). Pyshka is a traditional Saint-Petersburg desert. It appeared in the 1930s here,...

May 27, 20211 min

Symbols of Saint-Petersburg

Today Saint-Petersburg is celebrating 318 years since it was founded. And I decided to introduce you to our symbols today. I classified...

May 11, 20212 min

Kazan shooting.

What's happened and how does the Russian community reacts to this? Photo by Egor Aleev/TASS One sick bastard shot children today in...

May 6, 20213 min

Read this before you send anything to Russia by the post office!

Today Erik and I went to the Post office in Saint-Petersburg to get his drone from the US. But to get his personal stuff (a drone that he...

May 3, 20211 min

What do people in Nevel, Pskov oblast eat?

The population of the town is mostly Russian people. And we have the same cuisine almost everywhere, but the location of Nevel close to...

May 3, 20213 min

Nevel - the former Jewish town in Pskov region. The town of Partisan glory.

Last summer I decided to take my daughter to the village of her ancestors. The road to the village lies through Pskov and Nevel - a small...