Meet Kateryna, who started her own business from scratch in Turkey ClothingPeople of the WorldRussiaTurkeyUkraine June 13, 2013 The latest in our local business interview series is Kateryna, who moved from her home in Ukraine [...]
A month of books, reading and writing ArgentinaBooksFranceGermanyItalyKazakhstanNew ZealandRussiaTopics of the World May 31, 2013 During May we tried something new, with a theme of books, reading and writing throughout the site. [...]
Marcel, writing and discovering his own heritage GermanyPeople of the WorldRussia May 27, 2013 3 Today we’re talking to an author among our own contributors, and following last week’s interview with Alexey, [...]
Alexey’s amazing adventures in Russia and abroad People of the WorldRussia May 23, 2013 2 We’re talking about books this month on PocketCultures, so here on People of the World we’ve got [...]
Memories of War – The German-Russian Museum in Berlin GermanyRussiaTopics of the World March 21, 2012 3 I never was a soldier. Thankfully, I was in a position to forego my military service and [...]
US, Russia: The Flying Balalaika Brothers Bridge Cultural Gaps in Texas Across culturesBlogs of the WorldRussiaUkraine January 31, 2012 Like many of their compatriots, musicians Zhenya Kolykhanov and Sergey Vaschenko emigrated from Russia after the fall [...]
Kyrgyzstan: A blend of Russia and native Kyrgyz culture, now evolving into its own unique identity Across culturesKyrgyzstanPeople of the WorldRussia November 10, 2011 2 Today, we introduce you to Nargiza Ryskulova. Nargiza is one of our regional Pocket Cultures contributors, who [...]
Infographic: Top languages on the Internet ChinaLanguagesRussiaScience & TechnologyTopics of the WorldUKUSA October 14, 2011 As the number of web users grows around the world, languages on the internet have continued to [...]
Images from the edge of Russia Blogs of the WorldRussia May 10, 2011 2 Imagine looking over the Sea of Japan from your office window. For Natie, author of Living on [...]
A blog for new immigrants to the USA Blogs of the WorldRussiaUSA March 15, 2011 The blog America for beginners aims to ‘bring American culture closer to new immigrants’. It’s written by [...]
Show me the way to Russia Blogs of the WorldRussia November 30, 2010 Way to Russia describes itself as an online travel guide, but it’s got a lot of insights [...]
Meet Anna and Ailo NorwayPeople of the WorldRussia January 8, 2010 Where are you from? My name is Anna, and I’m Russian, my boyfriend is called Ailo and [...]