A mystery surrounds the origin of beef Stroganoff. Was it named for a wealthy Russian family? Or do others deserve credit for ...
Catherine II, or Catherine the Great , (ruled 1762 Ü1769) brought European neoclassical art and architecture to Russia, and French culture and language dominated the life of the nobility and the ...
ST. PETERSBURG, July 31. /TASS/. A mansion in central St. Petersburg in which the families of renowned Russian noblemen Naryshkin and Dolgorukov lived at various points in time will be put up for ...