This week Maslenitsa started. Now, when we have Wikipedia there's no sense to explain what it is, I guess. I've been trying new recipes of pancakes and today I fixed my best pancakes so far and the cutest ones (I always wanted them to have brown...

I wonder, who told people of that script that Nikita was a female name? I know in some countries some names can be both male and female. Some Russian male names have female forms too, such as Alexander - Alexandra Valentin - Valentina Evgenij -...

I found this article on eHow.com. I don't like to add others' articles to my blog but it fits my topic. Besides, everything written there is true and I wouldn't be able to write better. Though I added some comments. Can't help that -------- The...

Have you ever tried to catch a soap bubble? I never thought it was possible but once in a Soviet cartoon I saw the way to do it. In fact it is very easy Do it with a woolen mitten on your hand. You can even play with a soap bubble hitting it gently.

Mothers' images were especially sacred in Russian tradition. That's why before 19th century you can find them only on fabrics used for fertility rituals (wedding, birth, and harvesting). Later, Mothers' worship turned into just "family", "household"...