Publications

Svetlana Smetanina General Nikolai Berzarin, the first post-World War 2 commandant of Berlin, was the very person that Berlin and its residents literally owed their lives to. But today very few people remember this feat of his. Ekaterina Dettmering, our compatriot from Germany, is the mind behind The Last Feat of Nikolai Berzarin project. And today the exhibition about this extraordinary person moves from online to offline. – How did you come up with the idea of an exhibition dedicated to the first Soviet commandant of Berlin, General Nikolai Berzarin? – The idea came up based on personal experience. I have...

Valentina Vegvari 01.03.2021 Rosa Novikova was born in Leningrad in 1929 and as a teenager experienced the horrible Siege. Now she lives in the Hungarian city of Pécs, where the Russian Center operates. Roza Avvakumovna shared her family history with the Russkiy Mir. It is impossible to read this short chronicle without tears. – My dad was an engineer at an aircraft manufacturing plant, and my mother worked as a laboratory assistant at the Leningrad Optics and Mechanics Plant. There were two girls in our family - Rosa and Zoya. Right before the war, in May, we had another little sister, Allochka. My parents...

Sergey Vinogradov Photo credit: St. Alexander Nevsky Russian School / Facebook The largest Russian school in Sydney celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Back in 1971, St. Alexander Nevsky Russian School was formed out of the parochial school of the same name. Over the years, this educational institution has brought up several generations of city residents in line with the Russian spirit. For its anniversary, the school received the best gift ever. At the beginning of the year, 20 new Russian-speaking families came to it, so the school enjoyed pleasant efforts to expand the groups. Now about two...

Vladimir Emelianenko The building of the State Historical Museum on Red Square. Photo credit: Marcin Konsek / ru.wikipedia.org On the occasion of its 150th anniversary, the State Historical Museum begins a large-scale renovation. The scope includes the main building of the museum on Red Square, the Monument to Minin and Pozharsky, the Novodevichy Convent, and other objects. However, the museum will be open for visitors. Aleksey Levykin, the museum director, told the Russkiy Mir about the restoration, new exhibitions, and interactive projects of the State Historical Museum. – Was the museum seriously...

Photo: Fyodor Savintsev and his dog Urfin Fyodor Savintsev is engaged in photojournalism for about 20 years. His attention recently has been drawn to Russian "dachas" - country houses that might seem to be of a dime-a-dozen type and are scattered throughout the Arkhangelsk region. This photo project was shortlisted by the World Photo contest in 2020. Fyodor shares why he's so interested in this Russian cultural phenomenon. Fyodor introduces himself: I am a native of Moscow, although I constantly travel from one region to another as a photojournalist and chronicle photographer. Last year, for example, I spent a...

Svetlana Smetanina Photo credit: The Ministry of Education of Russia Alexander Veraksa, Doctor of Psychology and Head of the Department of Educational Psychology and Pedagogy, Faculty of Psychology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, won the 2019 Russian Federation Presidential science and innovation award for young people. His educational methods are used not only in Russia but also in many countries of the world. The Russkiy Mir spoke with the scientist about the developmental features of contemporary children. – You won the 2019 Russian Federation Presidential science and innovation award for young...