Russia Beyond

5 reasons to visit the new Museum of Nonconformist Art in Moscow (PICS)

The private museum right in the center of the capital introduces visitors to this underground Soviet artform. We reveal why you absolutely have to see it for yourself!
Culture
The largest pipe organ in Russia and one of the largest in Europe

One of the largest organs in Europe can be heard in the Kaliningrad Cathedral. To be more precise, there are two organs, a large and a small, connected to each other and equipped with computers.
Travel
How a black Frenchman helped save Russian planes during WWI

An aircraft engine engineer and a talented marksman, this Frenchman of Polynesian descent was a legend of the Russian air fleet during World War I.
History
Tsar-level shopping: St. Petersburg’s most beautiful stores (PHOTOS)

You can go shopping at true palaces of trade in the former Russian capital. These buildings have kept their purpose for more than a century.
Culture
Hitler's only ally who stormed Stalingrad with the Nazis

For the ‘Croatian Legion’, the city became a real tomb.
History