Europe has welcomed the newest country on Earth, the Free Republic of Liberland. Proclaimed on the 13 April 2015 by a Czech Vít Jedli?ka it is fittingly located on the Balkans on seven square kilometres ‘no man’s land’ at the...
Category - People
So you think you know what it means to live in a cold place? Well, I am sure you are going to rethink that once you finish reading this article. Imagine a place where nothing grows, where you have to live off diet of reindeer meat and horse meat...
The following is taken from the Statistical Office of Montenegro, based on information gathered in the 2011 census. The most common female name in Montenegro is Jelena, and Nikola is the most common male name. The ten most frequent female names by...
Ivan Bilibin (1876-1942) was a Russian artist and illustrator largely inspired by Slavic mythology, Russian folklore and fairy tales. He also worked for theatre and opera, creating costumes and sceneries, and giving them his recognizable touch of...
Alicja Zmyslowska is a 19-year-old Polish pet photographer. She takes beautiful and lively portraits of dogs.
Here are some of her photos. You can find out more about Alicja on her website.
Russian miner Ivan Kislov took some stunning photos of local foxes in far north-eastern Russian region of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. In this freezing snow covered region wild foxes are able to thrive due to their thick coats. These foxes are a very...
Also known under the pseudonym Drakonaria, Anna Mazon is a talented designer from Krakow, mostly dealing with jewelry making. Anna studied Sociology and Psychology, and tried to find her place beneath the sun as a HR professional. Luckily for all of...
The dynasty Obrenovic which won Serbian independence from the Ottoman empire in 1830, and elevated the status of Serbia to an internationally recognized kingdom in 1882, ended tragically in 1903 by a murder of the last ruling couple, Alexander and...
A poet, publicist and a playwright Yanka Kupala (1882-1942) is rightfully celebrated as one of the harbingers of Belarus national rebirth. He vigorously advocated Belarusian independence, native language and folklore, and his works were legally...
Mikhail Nesterov was a prominent Russian artist who is considered to be one of the most foremost figures of the Russian symbolism genre. Like many other famous Russian artists, Nesterov was born in the 19th century, on the 31st of May in the city of...
Boris Olshansky, a lesser-known painter from the turn of the 21st century drew fantastic scenes from Slavic mythology. Amazingly, not much is known about this artist. He produced only several hundred works during his career as a painter, even fewer...
Slavonic nations are generally characterized by high level of intelligence, which is proved by various investigations and statistic researches. However, not only the general level is above average, the Slavs introduced some extraordinary people to...