A second, more intensive phase of the Children of 1917 project has begun. Seatbelts fastened? Poyekhali!

It was with mixed feelings of bitter guilt and disgust, overcome with shameful and cowardly thoughts, that I joined the Children of 1917 project.

In which we accompany one of our heroines for her annual check up at the hospital.

Abortion rights and domestic abuse have come under fire of late, marking some new battle lines in the social sphere.

I just returned from our village in Tver region, and have some sad news to share.

On the unnecessary difficulties that those undergoing cancer and hospice care must endure.

Healing baths and springs have a long history in Russian literature and culture, and those traditions are being revived.

Rumors flew this fall when President Putin stopped taking trips abroad. Just a bout of anxious Kremlinology, or is there something to it?

A look inside the Russian health care system, as we accompany a group of American doctors in Russia during their multi-year exchange and training program.

Abortion, HIV/AIDS and Russia's infant mortality rates are on the increase. At the same time, the nation's birthrate and population growth are dramatically decreasing with many children being adopted abroad.

Russia's history of taking to the spas, in the shadow of military conflict.

Editor's choice of books concerning Russia's health.