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Russia revives magic of Syrian steel

April 19, 2012 Grigory Kubatian, RIR
It’s hard to revive the magic of the Damascus steel. But in the Russian town of Vorsma, master craftsmen have perfected a new class of knives which is fondly called “Russian bulat” or “bulat damask”

Chronicle of a Russian's search for nirvana in India

April 13, 2012 Grigory Kubatian, RIR
Grigory Kubatian traces his meetings with Indian gurus and his journeys to sacred places in India in search of inner calm and freedom

Unreal City? Getting back to nature

January 23, 2012 Grigory Kubatian
The urban stress and superficiality of metropolis is driving many Russians to villages to live in harmony with nature. Are these new-age villagers just romantics or will they tire of this new fad? There are no easy answers.

Once a prison, now a spiritual and tourist hub

January 20, 2012 Grigory Kubatian, specially for RIR
Located in the White Sea in northwestern Russia, the Solovetsky Islands once housed one of Russia’s first gulags, but now its centuries-old monastery and the seascape’s stark beauty attracts thousands of tourists and the spiritually inclined.

Unageing monument: Lenin is forever

January 18, 2012 Grigory Kubatian, specially for RIR
Communism is dead, but Vladimir Lenin is alive and kicking in around 6,000 statues and monuments dedicated to him, which are scattered all over Russia. Do not dare to mess with those precious monuments lest you incur the wrath of the revolutionary le

Ringing in an old tradition

December 12, 2011 Grigory Kubatian, specially for RIR
Church bells fell silent during the Soviet era. Now the classic ringing is being brought back to life