Culture & Customs

“You risk getting an upset stomach, but there is no scientific evidence for this fact.”

- An announcement from Russia’s Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing, on the incorrect way to eat melons

How the work of one of Soviet Russia's greatest poets found new life through modern music.

A herd of camels, released by an 83-year-old pensioner, is wreaking havoc in Astrakhan region.

This week, mammoths are ripe for the picking; fishy business practices turn violent; and a TV show is labelled a bad influence on Russian families.

“I have nothing to share.”

– Comedian Maksim Galkin in response to journalists asking him about rumors of divorce between him and his wife, the musical icon Alla Pugacheva.

A street in Kyiv is being renamed in honor of a journalist who helped expose Soviet Ukraine’s deathly famine.

This week, we're warned once again to be careful on the internet; priests use their powers for good; and criminals have never been so dang cute.

A batch of cherniki was found to contain high levels of dangerous radiation.

Traffic was stopped in Moscow to investigate a suspicious bag, but what was inside wasn’t quite what authorities expected.

Russian lawmakers seek to boost the economy – and citizens' heart rates – by providing vouchers for workout classes.

A Russian company is partnering with KFC to produce a new type of nugget.

This week, Spotify comes to Russia, Crimea is a hot tourist destination (like always), and three cases of corruption: one big, one small, and one straight out of a spy movie.