Fall starts on a harmonious note, Putin’s meeting with the Saudis — not so much. Also, happy birthday to vodka!

Forget vodka – dessert is the best part of Russian meals.

Mushrooms have always been a part of the Russian diet, going back to ancient times,

A telling photo from Voronezh's Central Market.

Lakes vanish, free food appears, and a priest speaks to the dead.

In which Communists hate Georgian food, a cross is accidentally paved over, and the King of Spades rules Russia.

Join us on a visit to Brighton Beach, a slice of Russia in America that has been shaped by the immigrant experience.

Tinder, fish soup, and wakeboarding — these make both entertaining pastimes and fantastic publicity stunts.

Some off-the-cuff dacha recipes for you (summer seems like too relaxed a time for exacting recipes).

A brief history of the Russian bakery, from imperial times to the Internet age.

Paul Robeson, the American singer and actor and a political activist, had a cake named after him in Russia.

Ekaterina is an artist who is constantly sketching in St. Petersburg bars. Her hobby led to the creation of the Instagram blog “Between the Bars,” where she captures the city's bohemian atmosphere.