Mikhail Perkhin was an amazing employee at Carl Fabergé’s firm – and the only Orthodox and Russian-born jeweler. And, at…
How the French perfumed all of Tsarist Russia
Alphonse Rallet’s perfume factory was founded back in the mid-19th century. Its founder and his successors not only supplied fragrances…
How Russian sailors rescued Italians during a horrific earthquake
The Italian city of Messina and its surroundings still remembers the heroism of Russian sailors who came to the aid…
