March 09, 2021 Rapping for Russia With Russian teenagers in mind, plans are being made for "The First All-Russian Festival of Patriotic Rap." Culture Government Music
March 08, 2021 An Army Gift for Women's Day Leningrad Oblast's military commissioner has a solution to those pesky exes: send them to the army. Military Social Issues Women
March 08, 2021 The Tram from Hell Leave it to Russia to come up with the absolutely most punk-rock way to remove snow. Humor Transportation Urban Life
March 08, 2021 International Women's Day: A Look Back Tired of having to do Valentine's Day and Mother's Day separately? Try it the Russian way and combine them into International Women's Day! A closer look at this convenient holiday's socialist origins and not-so-socialist present form. History Holidays Humor Women
March 07, 2021 Kalling All Krokodils The Soviet satirical magazine Crocodile, which ran from 1922 until the 2000s, was both a government tool for propaganda as well as space for artists, comics, and writers to engage in hard social and political critique. History Humor Journalism Media
March 05, 2021 A Cold-Blooded Eviction Surprisingly, a two-bedroom Russian apartment does not make an appropriate habitat for this 13-foot long python. Animals Cities & Towns St. Petersburg
March 04, 2021 Lesser-Known Art of the Siege of Leningrad On Display Some little-known art from a civilian eyewitness to the Siege of Leningrad is public both at one of the blockade museums in St. Petersburg and in a new book. Art Biographies St. Petersburg War
March 02, 2021 Just Ten More Minutes A Russian gamer was forced to forfeit a cash prize of $16,000 after his dad turned off the internet. Family Media Sports
March 01, 2021 Wine Flights in Flight Aeroflot is offering a short excursion flight for those interested in getting a quick taste of air travel— and wine. Food & Drink Moscow Travel Women
February 28, 2021 New Life Breathed into the Museum of Hockey Moscow's stunning Museum of Hockey and Hockey Hall of Fame is a hidden gem with new investors ready to keep it going – hopefully for a long time to come. History Moscow Sports
February 26, 2021 Get Your Cold War On Cold War nostalgia is dripping from the recently aired Russian miniseries "The Optimists: Caribbean Season." Espionage Film & TV History
February 25, 2021 Have Your Cake On February 18, the Moscow Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia (CK) released a stern reminder for Russian youth who might be considering a stint in theft, robbery, extortion or other shenanigans after their fourteenth birthdays. Education Government Law Social Issues