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Throughout his long life, Leo Tolstoy had many strange hobbies. One of them was bicycling, which he learned at the ripe age of 67, and which he loved. But that's not to say there weren't some humorous incidents...

On June 21, 1900, an intrepid explorer set off to find a mysterious Arctic island. He was never to be seen again.

Summer starts with flies, without ice cream

Technology is transforming the way Russians experience their history.

There’s lots of ways to have fun, whether it be a patriotic holiday or an “unpatriotic” game.

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.

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

Ticks are good, good grades are bad, and please, don’t drink the water. 

Russians may have found a new favorite form of wheels.

Alexei Leonov, the first man to walk among the stars, gets an unusual birthday greeting from space.

An invincible rocket survives lightning, teachers cosplay as Avengers, and a kid plays on a swing.

Check out five of the best up-and-coming Russian indie bands of 2018 and 2019.