What, where and how to eat in Irkutsk?
Irkutsk is a tourist city, so there are a lot of cafes and restaurants, especially in the center. A distinctive feature of Irkutsk is a …
History of the city
In 1696, the young Tsar Peter I led his army to storm the Azov and stopped to rest in the Don steppe near a small …
Church of Our Lady of Kazan
There is a village that is located 4 kilometers away from Usolie-Sibirskoye in Irkutsk region and it is called Telma. It is almost impossible to …
Traditions and customs of the Cossacks
Remember, brother, that for the Cossacks: • Friendship is a custom; • Partnership is a tradition; • Hospitality is the law. A Cossack cannot consider …
The theme of the Cossacks in Russian literature
In the reading world, an opinion has been established that the founder of fiction about Cossacks is Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol with his famous story “Taras …
History of the Don Cossacks
Cossacks are free people. In the 15th century, fugitive peasants from Central Russia and the Volga region rushed to the vast steppes of the Don. …