Matryoshka’s diary

Russian dishes cooking doesn’t have time consuming, but preparation and planning is always the key

How to eat Russian food (which is very rich, filling and heavy)  and stay healthy? Anastasia knows the answer!

“People in Russia were even more friendly and direct than I expected” An interview with Ivana from Serbia

Welcome to our weekly edition of the Matryoshka’s Diary. Today I will take you on a journey to Russia and you will get a chance to explore Russia from a Geographical perspective.

Every culture has its own quirky superstitions and beliefs, and Russia is no exception

  Welcome to our weekly edition of the Matryoshka’s Diary! The FIFA World Cup in Russia got under way and after 2 weeks of games, it is already shaping up to be more exciting than many hoped. For those of you watching the games and learning Russian language we prepared something very special. Our Columnist, Elena [...]

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 [...]