Russian folk dance Khorovod means Round dance, Slavic holiday custom, and seems like so much fun. During this action boys and girls stand in a circle, hold hands and begin…

“Russian Uzoroche” – a special ideal of beauty, bright style of Russian art, it combines the motifs of Byzantine art, East and West. Many of the treasures of our ancestors…

Everyone in Russia knows what lapti (plural) are. Russian folk footwear Lapti (Bast shoes) are part of the national costume, national footwear. They are made of special fibers – from…

Russian Matryoshka-snow maidenRussian Matryoshka – perhaps the most famous handpainted Russian toy. Matryoshka appeared in the mid 90s of the XIX century, between 1893 and 1896. And the cost was…

Russian Lubok is a type of fine art, also known as folk picture, characterized by clarity and image capacity. Lubok often had decorative purpose, the word ‘lubok’ derives from lub…

Celebration in honor of the 75th anniversary of the VDNKh (All-Russia Exhibition Centre), or the Exhibition of Achievements of the People’s Economy was organized August 1, 2014. The fireworks, based…