Half a century ago, the profession of geologist was both popular and revered in Russia, shrouded in a halo of romance and adventure. We see what it is like today, first-hand.

An excerpt from a new book about a quest to find an elusive owl, in which an expedition member tells a harrowing tale of survival.

Here's a #TBT for you with some interesting variety: a poet, a pilot, and a natural disaster.

A Siberian village names a well after a Soviet hero.

A Russian city's redesigned seal sports an anatomical typo.

The nuclear research city of Sarov has been closed to outsiders since the 1940s. What is it like to live in a city with no future of opening up?

This week: Russian telecomms habits shift, a St. Petersburg entrepreneur gets crafty, and being stuck at home means more alcohol intake.

“People here usually say to me: you are different than we thought and from the way American people are shown on TV. And I am happy.” 

– Sean Quirk, an American who has been living in Tuva, Siberia for almost 20 years, and knowns the Tuvan language better than Russian

This week inventiveness takes on coronavirus, men need red meat, and Victory Day is the pandemic's latest casualty.

One region is finding the funds to buy tracking bracelets for certain coronavirus patients.

One of Russia’s regions is discussing a tax for dog owners.

A group of intrepid preservationists toil quietly in Russia’s northern realms to preserve old wooden churches and izbas that are just a snowstorm away from perishing.