1. The "women's era" for the shawl began in the 18th century; Ural Cossack women, experienced in lace and embroidery, started using down hair to knit open-work shawls called pautinki (gossamer) for their subtlety. The handicraft emerged almost contemporaneously with the city of Orenburg itself.

2.  The handicraft became a trade out of ...

Nickolai Dudko is an artist who studied at Ulan-Ude’s Art College and the Academy of Art in Kiev, Ukraine.

Green Tara saving from eight sufferings of Samsara.Source: Nikolai Dudko

In 1986 when he lived in Ulan-Ude, Dudko started to learn to paint Thangkas, sacred Tibetan Buddhist painting on cotton or silk applique.  His first teachers were ...

The domestic tourism flow can amount to around 50 million people in 2015, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said at a meeting on the development of domestic tourism in Sochi on Jan. 5.

He said that "this is almost a third of our country."

"Last year we have set a record. Over 20 million foreign guests visited us,"...

The Ukrainian Finance Ministry has taken into consideration Russia's decision to initiate legal action against Ukraine over the $3 billion December 2015 Eurobonds and said it was ready to defend itself and at the same time hold talks on restructuring these debt liabilities.

"Ukraine is ready to defend itself against any claim that may...

Perhaps the best part about Russian New Year’s is that it’s not back to work the next day or even the day after. Pictured: Street illuminations in Moscow.