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This week, Lukashenko turns action hero; chocolate is serious business; and a classic Russian author is proven to be right all along.

“Alla Borisovna [Pugacheva] drank not the elixir of youth, but the elixir of happiness.”

 – A fan’s post on Maxim Galkin's Instagram account, in reaction to a new photo of the couple

September 1 is not only the start of the school year in Russia, but also a time to celebrate knowledge and wisdom.

A perfect recipe for fall, apple fritters, is offered with two variants.

What unites Khabarovsk and Minsk?

The veneration and preservation of nature are at the root of Mari culture. We get a unique inside look at their most sacred annual ritual of worship.

Two hundred years ago, the first sighting of Antarctica was recorded – by a Russian expedition. The author retraces the expedition’s steps, and not without hiccups.

The Mari People * Life in Isolation * Russia's Discovery of Antarctica * Raspberry Picking * Semyonovsky Revolt * Battle on the Ugra * Sergei Bondarchuk * Table Russian * Bird Language * Apple Fritters * Chicks the TV Series * Kamchatka and Belarus

When Tolstoy started Anna Karenina, he was forty-four. He guessed that he would finish the novel, conceived as only a novella, in two weeks. Anna Karenina took him more than four years.

Looking back at the life and work of the legendary filmmaker, and how views of him have changed over time.

Some linguistic tips on how to be a good dinner guest.

When you are deep in the woods, enjoying a day of raspberry picking with friends, anything is possible.