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It has been a year since Boris Nemtsov was shot as he walked along a bridge near the Kremlin, yet Russians continue to gather at his assassination site.

There are some fascinating hidden connections between Star Wars (the movie) and Russia. Let's explore them, shall we?

On February 24, 1956, Khrushchev delivered his now infamous secret speech. It would change everything... sort of...

Elena Anosova takes us on a tour of Irkutsk and Irkutsk Oblast. Lake Baikal is only a part of it!

Thirty years ago tomorrow, the Mir Space Station was launched. It was a technological wonder of its time.

Nina Zotina shows us around her home republic: Adygeya.

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.