The Ministry of Culture began inspecting Moscow theaters after a famous actor made an obliquely anti-war statement in an interview.

The Primate of Ukraine conducted Christmas Liturgy in a Kyivan cathedral formerly used by the Moscow Patriarchate.

The Russian military has assured local governments that they don't need to worry about canceling New Years' festivities because of the mobilization and conflict in Ukraine.

When circumstances force you to leave the country, what do you do with your beloved pets?

A mother in a remote village grapples with past, present, and future losses to war.

A regional beauty pageant winner is under investigation by Russian police after singing a patriotic Ukrainian song (on the internet).

Crimean wedding-goers were arrested and fined after playing a patriotic Ukrainian song at their reception.

“I am asking you to include me on the foreign agents' list of my beloved country.”

– Russian pop star Alla Pugacheva, to the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation

A working group of the Russian State Duma has compiled a list of cultural figures who have denounced the war in Ukraine. They can either "repent" or quit their jobs.

Performers from both the United States and Ukraine are invited to participate in a circus festival in St. Petersburg this fall.

An English-language video released by the Russian embassy in Madrid lists reasons why Westerners should pack up their things and move in.

A tank driver and a navy man are united in their feelings about war, but perhaps not as you think.