Russia and Turkey are split over the use of an iconic Istanbul— er, Constantinople— monument.

Ultra-conservative Russian Orthodox priest Father Sergei has had quite the summer.

This week: stamps honor highways, grave-diggers let loose, and Russia's cutest cop takes his leave.

Moscow is seeing religious symbolism crop up in unexpected places. It’s not the first time, but there is something different about what is going on now.

Russia-watchers sometimes encounter the idea that Moscow is the "Third Rome." But where does this idea come from, and what does it mean?

Does this church have “the most beautiful facade in the world”?

A Russian city's redesigned seal sports an anatomical typo.

When the daughter of one of Europe’s most respected kings married the tsar’s son, it seemed like a match made in Heaven. And then the Kremlin court rivalries began.

The extraordinary life of the advocate Lev Kupernik.

A look at how the Jesuits, Pope Francis, and Georgetown University all share an interesting connection to Russia.

There will surely be some great April Fools' news items this week. These, however, are some that we wish were jokes.

In this week's Odder News, the Moscow Zoo tries a new marketing tactic; a consumer protection agency gives its condom recommendations; and high winds call for desperate measures.