Start the new year off right by adding a little more Russian art to your social media platforms. 

San Francisco's hottest new graffiti artist is from Russia.

The Russian town of Rasskazovo hosts the very first all-Russian sock knitting championship. 

Despite the pandemic (and a bad reputation for a distinctly Russian grimace), it’s not all sad faces in Moscow at the end of 2021.

Florence, Italy, is joining in on the Dostoyevsky anniversary fun.

"Ancient instincts work – I licked the thing."

–  Hermitage artist-restorer Galina Fedorova discovers a candy stuck to the ball gown of Grand Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna, sister of Tsar Nicholas II.

The stories behind three iconic pieces of Russian art.

In this week's Odder News, a Russian dog gets its paws, a museum exhibit brings joy, and spy rocks are on the move.

Catherine the Great's injunction to get vaccinated has recently emerged from a private collection.

Despite how weird it looks, birchpunk is a fun and talented hip hop group asking important moral questions.

St. Petersburg is a magical place, in part thanks to its feline denizens.

Three young men from St. Petersburg have been detained by police for trying to ensure that the city’s stone horses aren’t left out in the cold.