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I was Mrs. Gorbachev's "Interpreter" for a Day

Posted by Masha Furmanova (nee Shukin) on Sep 9th 2022

March 2,1999 - Tuesday afternoon (Mikhail Gorbachev's 68th birthday.)  The phone rings. It's my dad. He asks me wh

Posted by Maison Russe on Apr 14th 2022

Naro-Fominsk (Наро-Фоминск) is a town in the Moscow region of Russia. It became a town in 1926 after the merger of three vill

Posted by Maison Russe on Nov 10th 2021

Palekh was among the great art production centers that were decentralized during and after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Posted by Maison Russe on Oct 29th 2021

Brooches, buttons and pins are beautiful miniature oil and egg tempera paintings created by highly talented Russian artists.

Posted by Maison Russe on Sep 30th 2021

Snowmaiden (sne gu'roch ka) - the granddaughter of Grandfather Frost (Dyed Moroz), who is the equivalent of Father Ch

Posted by Maison Russe on Feb 1st 2021

Kholui (aka Kholuy or even Holui) is an ancient settlement which straddles the Teza river in central Russia and is near Ms