In honor of the writer's 198th birthday, here are 10 quotes to celebrate the life and writings of Fyodor Dostoyevsky. They may not be cheerful, but they sure are profound.

Swing dance talent and passion is surprisingly strong in Eastern Europe.

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

Life and folklore in the remote Russian Far North

An excerpt from the new translation of a novel by Karolina Pavlova (1807-1893), translated by Barbara Heldt.

Yes, it is possible to be a Russophile and a Ukrainephile. We explain how.

Russians have a sense of time that can often leave foreigners puzzling. So we decided to look at some colloquial expressions about time.

The history of Russia Day is both complicated and controversial, with its origins in the dusk of the Soviet Union. Even its name causes confusion, with only about half the Russian population correctly identifying the holiday observed on June 12. We dig in to ferret out the facts.

There is never a shortage of political-cultural land mines on which to trod when one’s brief is to cover all things Russian.

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

There was a time when literary journals ruled Russian intellectual life. That time has passed.

Curious about Russian rock but don’t know where to start? Here are five bands to start your playlist.