Culture & History in Russia
Heritage and traditions
Kazan: Where the Kremlin Has a Mosque and the Future Is Being Written in Tatar
Kazan is the most culturally surprising city in Russia. Within its UNESCO-listed Kremlin, a 16th-century Orthodox cathedral stands barely 100 meters from one of Europe's largest mosques. This is a city of 1.2 million people where Tatar is spoken on the streets, taught in schools, and printed on metro signs. It is cheap, accessible, and completely unlike the Russia most travelers imagine.
Culture & HistorySt. Petersburg: Imperial Splendor, Soviet Scars, and the White Nights That Never Let You Sleep
Peter the Great's swamp-born city still faces Europe with baroque defiance — palaces, siege scars, White Nights, and a literary legacy that haunts every canal.
Culture & HistoryMoscow Unfiltered: How to Read a City Built by Tsars, Soviets, and Billionaires
Beyond the Red Square postcards lies a city of contradictions—imperial cathedrals, Soviet metro palaces, billionaire restaurants, and merchant neighborhoods. A thematic guide for travelers who want to understand what they're looking at, not just check it off a list.