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You can be sure that someone born in 1917 in Russia will have stories to tell. Galina Grebneva has more than her fair share.

A popular song about paintings helps language learners pick up some artistic vocabulary.

On how recent foreign borrowings is shaping the Russian language.

On why #metoo is not taking hold in Russia.

On the mall fire disaster in Kemerovo and how the system is doing nothing to prevent the next disaster of this type.

When you have so much material, so many great stories, how do you pick just one?

In which we look back at spring events that have shaped Russian history in years ending in 8.

When the district medic comes around, the stage is set for a skirmish between modern and traditional medicine.

A visit to the Krutitsy Patriarchal Residence in Moscow is like walking through a portal into a time long past.

Reviews of three books and a movie for Russophiles.

Featuring “poisonous” cooking oil, the finest pothole you’ve ever seen, and paper planes of protest.

Learn about the animal spies among us, get tips on how to survive nuclear war, and watch a world record get broken.