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Olga Ezova-Denisova explains in words and pictures the complex process behind making her special bear linocut prints for our New Russian Life project.

Everyone in Russia knows the great writer Ivan Turgenev, whose 200th birthday is today, and they make his acquaintance in three stages. 

An excerpt from First Love, which Turgenev called his most autobiographical novel, tells the story of a sixteen-year-old boy’s infatuation with an older girl.

Ever wonder what we don’t publish? Well, here it is. The scraps on our cutting room floor, and last week’s fourth-best story – all collected in one wonderfully semi-interesting place.

If you’re here for Halloween spooks, we can’t help you: all we’ve got this week are feel-good stories!

To thank (blagodarit) is one of the Russian language's most beautiful words. We go in for a deep dive.

Quotes, quips and asides spoken by those in the know (and not).

Ukraine will soon have its own independent Orthodox church, fueled by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.

The writer Eduard Uspensky passed away recently. In this language section, we look back at one of his contributions to Russian literature and folklore.

A look back at year end stock-taking, at changes that have been promised in years past, and promises that have been un-kept.

Bloggers and twitterers this fall, in the lead-up to the mayoral elections, were effusive in their praise of Moscow living conditions. Was it real or staged?

A longtime businessman with deep ties to Russia considers the passing of a true friend, in the context of deteriorating US-Russian relatins.