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Russian businessmen, artists, activists and dreamers are embracing crowdfunding as a way to drum up financial support for projects that cannot attract state funding or loans.

Renowned conductor Semyon Bychkov has initiated a new project in appreciation of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. We tracked him down in Paris to find out more.

For Soviet Man, the garage was a special place. Guys gathered here after work to discuss their most pressing problems, and maybe played a bit of chess or had a few drinks. But this is not that sort of garage. Not at all.

Using a familiar fairy tale to brush up on some Russian.

Despite the current economic downturn, the capital continues to buzz with construction and renovation. We look at what drives current changes and where things are headed.

Maria Gruzdeva traveled for several years in Russia’s borderlands, gathering photos and stories. She has now compiled it all in a book, and gives us a taste.

In which we follow scientists to the middle of Russian nowhere (so remote, rivers and valleys are unnamed), as they track the elusive and very rare Putorana snow sheep.

Reviews of books on Putin's Kremlin, two films by Yury Bykov, and a map of Moscow.

On the importance of cabbage in Russian culture (and of course a recipe).

All the news that fits.

Evgeny Serov takes us to Magadan, a city with beautiful ocean views and a Gulag past.