Matryoshka’s diary

An interview with Arina Zinovyeva Welcome to our weekly Matryoshka's Diary, today's post is devoted to the Soviet art and an important era in Russian history – art movements, styles and creative groups during 1917 – 1991. Here is the interview with Arina Zinovyeva, the artist from Russia whose career started in a small apartment in Komsomolsk-on-Amur in [...]

… and get immersed by the  Soviet atmosphere Even though Soviet history ended more than  3 decades ago people in Russia still can’t get over some patterns from the USSR. They keep some tea sets in cupboards “till better days”, throw huge feasts with relatives and friends and prefer joint tasks to individual ones. The […]

Follow me to the USSR: 8 more shocking facts Last week Elena Killiakova and Enjoy Russian School have told you about some Soviet patterns that remain surprising for the young generation in Russia and all over the world. If Russians had the idiomatic expression “Writing is on the wall” they would probably change in for […]

7 Facts about Everyday Life in the USSR Welcome to MATRYOSHKA’S DIARY, the weekly column about Russia, its history and people. Today our author Elena Kiliakova tells us about some amazing and even shocking facts about everyday life in the Soviet Union. If you want to know more about pioneers, Artek and unbelievably huge lines in [...]

Soviet era in the stories of Gosha Pearl A warm welcome to everyone who is interested in learning more about Russian history, culture, and of course, language!  The first few posts of Matryoshka’s Diary will focus on a topic which is of interest to many – the USSR. The Soviet era is an important part of our […]