Tag: Russia
Posted in Culture
Odd rainmaking customs from Russia, Romania, and Serbia
Our recent ancestors had numerous methods for rainmaking and putting an end to drought. In this gem of an article published in 1911, we learn…
Posted in History
Russian Insane Asylum Inmates Become Cannibals
The title of this 1922 newspaper article hints at the cannibalism that took place during one of Russia’s famines, but does not mention it elsewhere….
Posted in History
6 Gruesome Cockroach Accounts from the Past
For some of us, there is nothing worse than the sight of a cockroach. The last time I saw one was when I entered a…
Posted in History
Celestial Freak Mystifies Science
Published in 1913, Neujmin, a Russian astronomer credited with the discovery of a number of asteroids, spots something in space that cannot be labeled as…
Posted in Culture
A Heathen Rite in Russia 1903
Russian Pagan past, its magic and folklore, is a fascinating subject. Most of us are familiar with Russia’s fairy tales, but not so much about…
