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I just returned from our village in Tver region, and have some sad news to share.

This week, Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill met in Havana. Why was this such a big deal?

The destruction of 97 kiosks around Moscow opens up the controversies of architectural preservation, the plight of small businesses, and the rebuilding of history itself. 

Pavel Byrkin is a photo editor in Mtsensk, south of Moscow. This is his view of his city.

A few books we have received recently that we thought Russophiles should know about.

Igor Podgorny is a geology teacher in Petrozavodsk, but he is also an expert wildlife and landscape photographer.

In honor of Evgeny Zamyatin's birthday, here are eight Russian sci-fi novels that reveal something about Russia and the world beyond.

Today is Chekhov's birthday (he's 156). We celebrate by kicking of several months of Daily Chekhov quotes, and share a few other things...

The leading travel company shares with us their nine best Instagram photos from their fascinating destinations. 

Why are St. Petersburg residents cheering the city's new approach to snow removal?

Igor Ageyenko, 29, lives in Blagoveshchensk. This week he offers us a tour of his city, plus a few other places in the Amur oblast.

Quite often, I am intrigued by the juxtaposition of events that show up in our "On This Day" listings. It is almost as if there were a thin thread across time, linking things together that one might never expect.