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.

A woman returns to the village of her birth and an unlikely and fateful connection ensues.

A look at the history and cultural influence of dachas.

The reboot of a classic Russian cartoon features some modern updates.

“It's nice to receive such news from Europe!”

- Ukrainian singer Ani Lorak on winning the revote for Eurovision 2008

VKontakte has partnered with a modern art museum to allow amateur artists to submit items for a virtual exhibit.