Slavic Culture and History bring us many facts you should learn about!
Every time you hear the word: „Pyramid“, it associates you to the ancient Egypt, probably Nefertiti and Cleopatra… but would it ever on earth remind you of Bosnia and Herzegovina? Yes, you heard it! The newest conspiracy- theory, that in […] More
The World War one, or how some of the historians call him „The great War“, ended on this day, on November 11, 1918. Why was this war so particularly important for our further history? Let’s find out together. We have […] More
You may have heard about dancers who walk on fire before. Firewalking is a common attraction in countless seaside resorts in various parts of the world, but the authentic fire dancing, called Nestinarstvo, is derived from old Orthodox and pagan […] More
The art of battle takes a special place in every country’s culture. Often it involves peculiar rituals that were believed to bring luck, strength and victory to the army. Many different nations fought among Russian soldiers, each bringing their own […] More
The Republic of Macedonia may be a relatively new country in terms of having declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, but the ancient Kingdom of Macedonia was already present on the world map in the distant year of 808 BC. […] More
In the 20th century futurism became one of the most influential artistic movements. It’s founder, Filippo Tommaso Emilio Marinetti, laid out it’s basics that were later adopted in different countries. Fascination of the futurists with the ideas of perfect mechanisms […] More
Just few decades ago life was a lot different, 80’s today look like ancient history in comparison to our lives today. In the early 1980s, while Gdansk and Warsaw were in the midst of a sociopolitical upheaval of great impact […] More
Ivan Mazepa is probably one of the most famous personalities in Ukrainian history. He was the hetman of Viysko Zaporozhske (Zaporozhian army), diplomat and the national Ukrainian hero. Mazepa was born Ukrainian noble Orthodox family in the village of Mazepintsy, […] More
Over the centuries of existence Slavic culture developed many fascinating and odd traditions that took important place in the everyday life of people. One of them was an odd custom that involved babies, bread dough, and an oven. It was […] More
Wojtek endeared himself to members of a Polish army unit in 1942 when he alerted them to the presence of a spy in their camp. The Polish soldiers, who were released by Russia after the German invasion in 1941, were passing through […] More
Peter the Great, who was a Russian emperor on the edge of 17th-18th centuries, is famous for elevating the country on the level of other European states. He brought many changes and conducted various reforms. Some of them seemed ridiculous […] More
Moscow subway, the main transport artery of the city, has a rich history. Over the years of it’s existence it has become a magnet for all kinds of urban legends and speculations. Even now, many believe in copious strange theories […] More
Ivan The Terrible is one of the most controversial figures in Russian history. His time of reign and it’s evaluation is still a reason of many arguments between historians. A most discussed topic is probably his establishment of “Oprichnina”. So […] More
Remember Yuri from game Red Alert? Well turns out there is an actual historical story behind that. It is not widely known, that Lenin’s body in mausoleum on the Red Square is not entirely…whole. It actually misses one a part […] More
No one likes being called a bad parent, but sometimes parents deserve their kids’ snarky remarks, especially if they’ve been scaring them way too often throughout their childhood years. Moms and dads may think they scare their children with seemingly […] More
In modern day Russia people seem to often regard magic with skepticism. Witchery and superstitions are seen as the folly of the old times. But is it really all in the past and does it truly have no influence on […] More
During USSR times, the country had been constantly under the scrutiny of foreign intelligence agencies and their embedded illegal agents. KGB officers had to identify them. But how to find out who they are? Turns out there were clear instructions […] More
Photographer who had a strong influence on the development of Polish photography in the sixties and seventies. Born on the 6th of September 1909 in Moscow and died on the 28th of October 2003 in Warsaw. His style was formed under the […] More
Why Rostov on Don is called – Papa (Daddy)? Historically, this city is one of the most criminal places in Russia. Odessa never legged. These two cities gave birth to the most notorious criminals in all Russian empire and then […] More
Growing up in modern times made many young people notice how neglected and underrepresented Slavic culture is in world-wide news media outlets, PC games and even Hollywood movies. With people seeing this trend more and more, there is more of […] More
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