Culture & Customs

The Ministry of Internal Affairs may be creating a database of LGBT persons to make future prosecutions easier.

The power of the ROC is growing in the government, according to independent publication Verstka.

A St. Petersburg entrepreneur takes a shot at capturing images with an antiquated technology.

The Belarusian government has listed a handful of Telegram chats used by Belarusian emigrants living in Warsaw as "extremist materials."

Verstka uncovered a survey that showed Russians are both exhausted and accustomed to the war in Ukraine.

Some Russian psychologists and ex-combatants claim war has had a positive effect on people's lives.

An elderly Russian film star was scammed out of two million rubles.

Russian-occupied Abkhazia faces an energy crisis that Russia seems reluctant to solve.

One hundred and sixty-seven years on, a Dostoyevsky novella is seeing a resurgence in popularity. 

The mayor of a small city has called for a local landmark to be dismantled. 

A Russian actor is getting major recognition in Hollywood. 

A Belarussian man fled Georgia after being arrested in recent anti-government protests.