Russia is an ancient country. And on its territory there are many cities whose age has exceeded a thousand years. The historical and cultural heritage that they have preserved is an invaluable gift from generations to generations to come that are future generations. We present you the oldest cities in Russia. 10. Bryansk -1033 ...

Almost every country has abandoned settlements. Small villages, towns and even entire cities. They are very popular with travelers. Interest in them has grown recently and is called "creepy" tourism. People go there for thrills and unusual photographs. Even if you do not belong ...

In honor of the 15th anniversary of the Google Maps service, Google compiled a selection of the most picturesque places in Russia. And we present them to your attention. You might want to spend your holidays in one of these places. 15. Sevcable Port, Vasilievsky Island, St. Petersburg 14. The Pillars Nature Reserve, Krasnoyarsk ...

You can sigh about the high cost of life while in a remote Russian village and sitting in a fashionable hotel in New York. Of course, in the second case it is more pleasant to do this, but then how it goes. In what countries of the world can complaints most often be heard that life has become very expensive, the magazine found out ...

A passport opens up a world of possibilities for those who are lucky enough to have at least one such document. However, some passports are much more profitable than others in terms of visa-free entry. Most people do not have a passport choice, since they are citizens of one country from birth....

Breathing deeply in some cities in the world is life threatening, and literally. And the size of the breast does not affect this at all. But other indicators, such as the amount of PM 10 and PM 2.5 in the air, affect. These are solid particles and droplets (10 and 2.5 micrometers in diameter, respectively)....

Each year, experts from the Institute for Management Development, one of the most prestigious business schools in the world, compile the Yearbook of World Competitiveness. According to economists, a country's competitiveness is a key factor in its long-term economic strength, as it allows ...

Each year, the World Economic Forum (WEF) publishes a series of studies that allow readers to easily determine how their country is progressing or regressing. One of these studies is devoted to which economies of which countries are competitive and which are doomed to remain in the margins of civilization....

If you live poorly somewhere, as in the most drinking cities in Russia, then there are places where you can live well. It is only necessary to find them, which is what the experts of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation did. They studied the state of affairs in 78 Russian cities, in which more than 250 thousand citizens live. In every town ...

WHO (World Health Organization) - has been sounding the alarm for a long time, because about 30 of the world's population suffer from fullness, and in the risk zone an even larger percentage of the world population. Experts compiled a rating of countries in terms of obesity. It is noteworthy that this rating includes mainly ...

Experts at the Domofond real estate media portal wondered which cities in Russia were the richest in 2019. And they found the answer to it by interviewing 90 thousand people living in various parts of our country. People were asked if they were comfortable enough to live on their income. ...

To live beautifully in the Russian capital will have to pay not one million, or even a billion rubles. After all, the cost of apartments of the ultra-premium segment in Moscow is only growing, as evidenced by the data of Savills. Her experts estimated that the total cost of the top 100 most luxurious metropolitan areas ...

What do we mean when we say that this or that country is the richest in the world, especially in an era of growing income inequality between the rich and everyone else? Usually we are talking about its gross domestic product (GDP), which measures the value of all goods and services produced in the country. ...

Who can better assess the ecological state of a city better than its inhabitants? The Superjobs.ru portal shares this opinion, and therefore instructed its experts to interview residents in order to determine the most environmentally friendly city in Russia in 2019. After all, the cleaner the city, the more attractive it is for life and ...

Red Square, the Tretyakov Gallery and GUM - these are the three whales on which modern tourist life in Moscow is based. However, even their splendor can pall. Sometimes you want to go on unhandled paths, look at something really non-standard, curious and interesting. For connoisseurs ...

The ancients said: you are what you eat. And modern scholars add: you are what you breathe, what you drink and what kind of land you walk on. In their voluminous report (over 800 pages), experts from the Ministry of Nature explain in detail in which cities of Russia breathing, drinking and walking can be dangerous for your ...

Cities - they are almost like people: they are born, live, age and even die. But, unlike the status of “reasonable man”, the status of a city to a settlement is not assigned forever. So the former cities disappear from the map of Russia, merge with each other, turn into villages or completely cease to exist....

If you think that Moscow is the most expensive city in the world, then look at other cities that have appeared in the new rating from The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). In its annual study, the EIU takes into account the cost of more than 160 items of products and services in 133 cities around the world, including products ...

Moscow is not only the capital of our country, but also an ancient city full of its mysteries, secrets and wonderful stories. However, if you are not interested in the story, then there is no problem! Here you can always find where to have fun, as well as drink, have a bite and have fun all night. In the list of attractions ...

As we all know from the geography course, the Russian Federation is the largest country in the world in area (17425.2 thousand km2, 85 entities). Many territorial units of our state, in turn, are larger than some world countries. What are the sizes of the largest regions in Russia - subjects ...