Thirty years ago this week, Russia became an independent country... again.

Pizza-lovers be warned: a new scam in Russia is targeting those with a craving for cheese and pepperoni. 

A very uncharacteristic tweet about a famous Soviet rockstar has many Russians scratching their heads. Apparently, even communist party leader Gennady Zyuganov can't resist a catchy tune. 

In Russia, mascots only get better. Imagine a child cracking a smile not JUST for a man bungling in a hot costume, but for a role model who looks like a beloved teatime treat…

Remnants of the Imperial Russian past are all over Alaska – and California, too.

A little levity can be good for the Covid blues, and expert Khadizhat Omarova of Russia’s Rospotrebnadzor has given a variety of advice to accelerate recovery. Why not give your lungs a good stretch and practice your folk song, too?

A court has found two men guilty of poaching—men whose job it is to prevent the poaching of fish.

Yandex.Maps has completed a surprising study of all the places in Russia, and they even figured out how to get from the Moon to Mars. 

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

The highest mountain in Russia has a bit of a trashy problem. 

Not-Russia took home more Olympic medals than it thought it would, placing third in the overall medal count race.

A Russian woman is suing McDonald's for producing advertising so effective she gave up on Lent.