It’s that time of the year again, when afternoons are short, the colors are subdued, and the appetite for rich spicy foods is at its highest. What a perfect occasion to cook a hearty Central Asia pilaf with mutton, lots of cumin, and (if you can find them) barberries (also known as berberis or “northern lemon”).

For the first time in history, a Viking-style longship sails the waters of the Angara river near Lake Baikal. 

There are worse fashion blunders than white socks and a self-tying tie, but the chief prosecutor’s office of Russia’s Krasnoyarsk Territory might disagree.

A decade has passed since an entire Russian professional hockey team was lost in a moment.

“Snrrf.” *crunching sound* *laughter* “Pant, pant…”

– A fox as it thieves a camera from tourists in Kamchatka on September 8.

Big cats can rest easy knowing that both the Amur Tiger and the Amur Leopard have been declared safe from the possibility of extinction. 

You’ve not been fishing until you have explored the Volga River delta. And what better guide to take us there than the intrepid Andrei Borodulin?

In which we visit a rather unique store in the Karelian village of Vedlozero. Which of course is far more than a store.

At the beginning of July, the Russian government re-tire-d a form of folk art  dear to many: the lawn tire.

Subarctic summer Siberia is hosting snow and wildfires at the same time.

Did you know that wild lotus flowers are native to Russia? Well, here's an interactive map of where to find them in the Astrakhan region.  

There has long been anxiety about a “Chinese takeover” of Siberia. Even Lake Baikal is not immune.