Culture & Customs

A 14-year-old child unintentionally tested the limits of playground use, resulting in two criminal charges.

In accordance with new Russian laws, the owners of a cafe in the Urals had to change its name — and became famous.

How digitization and a fear of those in power turned Russians into perfect victims for con artists.

The governor of Oryol Oblast urged residents to report people with an "accent" to the FSB amid drone attacks from Ukraine.

Russian expats are in danger of losing everything and with gains hard to come by.

The Supreme Court of Yakutia has extended the compulsory treatment of a shaman who had previously announced a march on Moscow to “drive the demon out of the Kremlin.” 

A Krasnodar culinary experience takes diners back to the war years.

An anti-war party tried to participate in the fall elections for the State Duma.

As fall approaches, memories are laden with summer joys huddled around the samovar.

A leader of a Russian LDS church was arrested for "financing terrorism" for donating to Navalny's fund years ago.

A homegrown blockbuster was set to be so popular Russia delayed the release of Spider-Man. Almost no one went to the premier.

How myths about the incompetence and purity of Russian women with disabilities interfere with these women's lives.