Russia

Russia spans lacquer painting, choral singing, enamelwork and steam-bath culture.

Music & dance Crafts Spirituality & rites Food & cooking

Knowledge in this place

Semeyskie Old Believers' culture

Semeyskie Old Believers' culture

The songs and rites of Transbaikal Old Believers, inscribed on the UNESCO list.

Khokhloma lacquer painting

Khokhloma lacquer painting

Gold-and-red lacquered woodenware painted with curling foliage.

Matryoshka nesting dolls

Matryoshka nesting dolls

Hollow turned wooden dolls that nest one inside another, hand-painted.

Banya steam-bath culture

Banya steam-bath culture

The communal steam bath ritual with birch-branch whisks.

Spirituality & rites

Pelmeni dumplings

Pelmeni dumplings

Small meat-filled dumplings boiled and served with sour cream, common in Siberia.