If you believe the papers, Russia is in the grips of протестное настроение, which literally means a mood for protest, but which might be better translated as “loaded for bear.”

In which Russia discovers old frescoes, a lost grave, and a new PM. Among other news.

Sakhalin Island deputies introduce legislation to revive a shrinking livestock trade: reindeer herding.

A St. Petersburg municipal politician has resigned after the discovery of an underground casino in his apartment.

They could not have been more different, but both these Vladimirs had a huge impact on Russian history.

“For now I’m going skiing for a couple days, I’ll return and will work."

– Dmitri Medvedev, on his relaxation plans now that he’s no longer prime minister.

Yury Luzhkov, who died in December from complications during routine heart surgery, is difficult to pin to a particular pantheon of Russian political figures.

Brezhnev’s traffic ticket goes on sale, Crimea shows up in Astrakhan, and a man gives an all for his cat.

A little-known holiday brings to the fore well-known debates about Russian politics.

"Russia's strict state, with a harsh, or, more exactly, cruel law enforcement system... has raised a generation of citizens to match."

Asya Lisina created a beautiful and somewhat surprising cover for the current issue of Russian Life. We asked her to explain herself...

News on travel, protests, Balashikha, a crooner, and the growing loan bubble.