The legend of Russia's heroic defender passed into Stalinist myth with some help from one of the 20th century's most famous filmmakers.

Molly Gartland’s The Girl from the Hermitage follows the turns of fate over nearly a century of a single family in St. Petersburg, whose lives are forever altered by a portrait assignment.

Are you a Moscow Maniac or a Petersburg Patrician? It's time to take a side!

The Sandfest returns to the shores of St. Petersburg with global travel themes.

While manufacturers generally don't recommend you fly your drone at temperatures below freezing, that didn't stop videographer Vadim Sherbakov from shooting this amazing film depicting a frozen Lake Baikal. 

Alien or art? Scary sculptures are invading Kurgan. 

A sixty-year-old Christmas present reveals how Soviet archaeologists perceived their craft.

Citizens of the Soviet Union amassed many things, but of all the collectibles, perhaps the most popular was the badge (znachok).

The non-doping "Russia" won three out of four events at the recent world figure skating championships and swept the ladies' podium.

In this week's Odder News, Russia goes wild for Yuri Gagarin, a new law against potty mouths backfires, and a four-day workweek may be imminent.

St. Petersburg's Grand Maket Rossiya presents a droll and humorous self-reflection of Russian life.

In this week's Odder News: the Play-Doh version of Moscow, the Russian version of Irish whiskey, and the Red Bull version of ice skating.