Get to Know 5 Valentine’s Symbol in Russia

Believe it or not, Russia, the country of prevailing culture and tradition, celebrates Valentine’s day much like the rest of the world. You know that Russian people take extreme pride in their history and honors it by conserving tradition. For example, check out how Russians implement the Traditions and Customs Of Russian Easter and preserve the Wedding […]

The Culture of Valentine’s Day in Russia (Love is in the air)

Russia is renowned for its highly intellectual thinkers and writers. This geographically vast country is the motherland of Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, Pushkin, Anton Chekhov and leaders like Stalin and Lenin. You may expect that Russia will have its own unique tradition in regard to Valentine’s day, especially concerning its long legacy of cultural heritage. But it turns […]

9 Interesting Facts of Winter Palace in Russia

If you have not known it yet, Winter Palace is an integral part of Catherine Palace. Catherine Palace itself is located in the city of Pushkin, near Saint Petersburg, Rusia. The city once called as city as Tsarskoye Selo or the Tsars’ village. Introduction Peter the Great built Catherine palace for his wife in 1717. The […]

Celebration of Valentine’s Day in Russia

St Valentine’s day falls on February 14th. All over the world, people of all ages acknowledge this annual event. It is the day when people celebrate their love. When the young confess to their crushes, partners give gifts of chocolate and flowers, and even friends can exchange greeting cards. Like the rest of the world, […]

Wedding in Russian Style (The Symbol of Joy and Prosperity)

  There is tradition, ritual and style at wedding ceremony (read also the bread and salt in wedding tradition). Since the old time until today, the tradition at wedding has still practice, but some, there is changed in the practice due to modernization and mix and blend with other cultures. Every country has tradition in […]

Fasting In The Russian Orthodox Church

The Orthodox Church’s teaching about fasting is not a common tradition that Russians know. So that, here they are some explanation about “Fasting In The Russian Orthodox Church” to help those people whom are seeking for the information. The rules of fasting for the Orthodox Christians seem strict enough, especially for those who have not […]

History of the Beautiful Catherine Palace

Catherine palace is in the town of Pushkin, near St. Petersburg. People once called the city as Tsarskoye Selo or the Tsars’ village. History of the beautiful Catherine Palace began when Peter the Great once created the city in 1703. He built it on a marshy river delta of all places available. At that time, […]

How to Buy Authentic Russian Matryoshka

Most of us when we visit a certain country, we would try find unique local specialties that can be brought back home as souvenirs. You know, the little trinkets and snacks that will remind us of our past trips. Sometimes we also give them to friends and family as gifts. Besides, souvenirs from across the […]

The Meaning of Birch Tree for Russian people

For the rest of the world, birch trees may not have any significant meaning. The majority of us see them only as another type of trees. However, this isn’t the case for Russians. Birch trees are an integral part of their culture, because the meaning of birch tree for Russian people is rather special. Just […]

Bread and Salt in Russian traditions (The Symbolism and History)

  Bread and Salt is one of the traditions in Russia. For Russian people, the existence of Bread is very important. The Bread and Salt is always related to their life and become part of life. As we know, Russian people respect to bread due to the history of it. Read about the story why […]