Culture & Customs

The former Eurovision competitors have been staying busy during quarantine.

A Russian man has been arrested for selling alcohol out of his apartment window.

The little-known fates of the wives of Ivan the Terrible's son.

No matter what Russia does, it can’t seem to dam up the flood of Anglicisms.

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.

А фestive Napoleon Cake that is plenty complex to offer lots of stress baking relief.

This week: Russian telecomms habits shift, a St. Petersburg entrepreneur gets crafty, and being stuck at home means more alcohol intake.

“People here usually say to me: you are different than we thought and from the way American people are shown on TV. And I am happy.” 

– Sean Quirk, an American who has been living in Tuva, Siberia for almost 20 years, and knowns the Tuvan language better than Russian

The Belarusian President followed his own coronavirus advice, Pomeranian in tow.

This week inventiveness takes on coronavirus, men need red meat, and Victory Day is the pandemic's latest casualty.

What to drink in quarantine? Fortunately, a Russian expert has the answers.