The Song of the Volga Boatmen is a genuine barge-haulers' shanty. Mily Balakirev , pianist and composer, famous for having promoted nat...

Strange to end up writing about Ğabdulla Tuqay after searching for Ildar Urmanche - both were influential Tatars in the world of art, but ...

The Russian newspaper Argumenty i fakty reports in the article " To turn down a president: First love is never forgotten " about ...

I spent the extended weekend at a video art festival in the small town Kežmarok in the High Tatras in eastern Slovakia. Slovakia has a large...

Tsam performers dressed as warriors pose for a photo. They serve as guardians of the sacrifial offerings at the Erlik Tsam from Urga . Erlik...

Once in a blue moon, reading Finnish tabloids can make you shout for joy, and today was such a memorable occasion. Ilta-Sanomat reported th...

In this summer heat it's particularly interesting to mentally visit the harsh winters of the far north. The Razvumchorr plateau is part ...