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          Nettle is one of the most important plants in Slavic culture. It can be found in various beliefs and customs. For our ancestors, nettle served as food, medicine, and a source for making clothes. Our ancestors called it Krapiva (К-Ра-Пива) which can be translated fr...

Dr. Ivan Pavlovich Neumyvakin (1928 - 2018) made a significant contribution to the development of Russian medicine. He was a prolific writer, producing over 200 scientific works and 60 books, and received certificates for 85 of his inventions. He developed an alternative system for improving healt...

The program of the Russia's Far East Hectare or Homestead Act proposed in 2016 by Russian President Vladimir Putin to give 1 hectare, or 2.5 acres of free land in the Russia's Far East has generated a lot of comments and discussion all over the world.   The nine regions of the Rus...

          Introduction:           In recent years, there has been a growing interest in sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives to traditional materials. Among these alternatives, hemp has emerged as a versatile and beneficial resource for vario...

          Dearest friends,           Guess what? We've got some mind-blowing canvas prints of paintings by none other than the legendary Ringing Cedars-inspired artist from Russia, Kumar Alzhanov!           This dud...

A brief backstory.          Back in 1996, I had a sciatic nerve inflammation, which put me to bed for a long time. For those who are not in the know, this is such a bad thing that causes terrible pain at the slightest movement. And it so happened that a well-known healer ...

Famous Russian writer Leo Tolstoy said: "Happy is the one who is happy at home".  Yet life itself makes me to say: happy is the one who HAS a home. Happy is the one who has not been living at the brink of poverty and who has never been facing a choice: to buy some food for a day or t...

"When a person who creates dirt around himself comes to a clean place, he pollutes that place with his very presence. You need to clean up the place you’ve been polluting first, thereby washing away your sins." Anastasia (The RCoR book series by Vladimir Megre, book 3 "The Space...

In the time of the upcoming gas shortage in Europe Russian valenki is a precious gift for yourself, your children and family. Valenki are traditional Russian felt boots invented a long time ago as the best solution for cold Russian winters. First valenki were made centuries ago from sheep wool to...

        By Yuriy (EcoMinded) Smirnov          Unlike most citizens of Russia, my "acquaintance" with Putin took place in 2008, when I returned from emigration after a 7-year absence from the country. I survived in the 90s, and well remembered...