A permanent symbol of this cultural connection stands inside the Mehan Garden: a statue of Alexander Pushkin, unveiled in 2010 to commemorate Philippines–Russia relations. Set against the backdrop of ...

In addition, Pushkin is still used as an emblem of cultural conquest whenever the Russian army takes over a territory: In 2022, his portrait was brandished in Kherson, then in the ruins of ...

This Russian classic is supposedly named for the 19th-century chef who created it. Pozharsky owned a popular tavern in the small town of Torzhok, midway between Moscow and St. Petersburg.

He was a Russian, Josef (“Call me Joe”) Adamov, and he was in Leningrad to tape-record interviews with the “Porgy and Bess” cast for Radio Moscow, the station that beams broadcasts to ...

The Russpass service now has a selection of places associated with the life and work of Alexander Pushkin in the Fall in Moscow section. Users can get tickets for thematic exhibitions, a children’s ...

The permanent exhibition of the Pushkin State Museum is showcased in the main house of the Khrushchev-Seleznev Mansion, its 15 halls following the poet’s life and literature works, also highlighting ...

Cafe Pushkin, A streak of aristocracy runs through this stunning baroque mansion, delivering the best of Russian experience. An institution in itself, Cafe Pushkin is quite literally one of the ...

But pro-Kremlin media outlets in Russia drew their own conclusions. "Without the Russian language, Turkmenistan is plunging into the Middle Ages," screamed one such publication, Vzglyad.

Officials say around 1.2 million people remain in the country's second city - compared to nearly 2 million before Moscow's Feb 24, 2022 invasion - despite the threat posed by a new wave of Russian ...