September 1 is not only the start of the school year in Russia, but also a time to celebrate knowledge and wisdom.

The veneration and preservation of nature are at the root of Mari culture. We get a unique inside look at their most sacred annual ritual of worship.

The Mari People * Life in Isolation * Russia's Discovery of Antarctica * Raspberry Picking * Semyonovsky Revolt * Battle on the Ugra * Sergei Bondarchuk * Table Russian * Bird Language * Apple Fritters * Chicks the TV Series * Kamchatka and Belarus

We have all had to experience some unplanned isolation during the pandemic. So we decided to visit some Russians who have long been living isolated lives.

News, quotes, and tidbits from all around Russia.

The smallest ethnos in the Russian Federation is an Avar sub-culture in the Caucasus.

This week: cereal jingles go viral, animal crossings save critters, and paratroopers take a swim in a fountain in celebration. Sounds pretty run-of-the-mill.

How the work of one of Soviet Russia's greatest poets found new life through modern music.

A street in Kyiv is being renamed in honor of a journalist who helped expose Soviet Ukraine’s deathly famine.

When you can't go to the museum, the museum comes to you!

Ultra-conservative Russian Orthodox priest Father Sergei has had quite the summer.

A famous Chinese artist was so inspired by his visit to the Hermitage, that he created a whole exhibit.