With abnormally cold weather in Yakutsk, Russian TV news channels have been promoting the city's Kingdom of Permafrost and annual ice sculpture competition.

Icy winter waters were no threat to a talented reporter who dove in to save a puppy from the cold.

A man in Ufa got help for paying off his debts thanks to a classy photo-shoot.

Russia's Ministry of Industry and Trade has thrown its support behind a measure for distance-selling alcohol.

Pack your bikinis and speedos: it's time for Russian winter!

Felix the cat is on the right track: instead of catching mice, he catches trains to get his daily supper. 

Quarantine might have gotten many of us used to hanging around in our underwear, but Russian film director Vitaliy Mansky took his to the streets of Moscow.

When the Russian city of Salekhard tried to upgrade its pedestrian crosswalks, crisscrossed chaos ensued.

Olga was born one year after the collapse of the USSR, but she witnessed both scarcity and communal living. Optimism and creativity have served her well.

A bus driver in Kaliningrad has become internet-famous after video surfaced of them changing gears with what looks like a mop.

Instead of reveling in the bright lights of a Moscow Christmas celebration, Putin decided to take in the holiday at a small church in a small town.

A relaxing of workplace regulations means that Russian women can now drive the Moscow Metro.