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Sergei Karpov was born and raised in Volgograd, which he calls "the most depressing of Russia's million-resident cities."

The news in the U.S. is news for Russia, too. Here's how Russians are thinking about a Trump presidency – and it involves cats and burgers, as well as political ponderings. 

Irina Novikova explains the resilience of Smolensk, its legends, ghosts, churches and fortress. Oh, and why people stop by a city park to stroke the genitals of a bronze deer.

Fighting falsified Russian history, righting incorrect Bulgakovian history, and piecing together just what – and how unified – is the Russian nation. 

Looking at the linguistic and cultural challenge of reflexives.

Readers sound off on Russian Life and offer input on Rasputin and NATO.

Polling agency Levada has been tagged as foreign agent. What does that mean?

On charges that our magazine has become more political as the years have gone by.

In which we check back in on Russian history every decade since Rasputin's death and look at links and other anniversaries.

Who was Rasputin, really?

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.