Culture & Customs

After exiting Russia earlier this year, Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company has begun selling "Dobry Cola" across the country.

Law enforcement in Samara has begun regularly using leg shackles for courtroom defendants.

Belarus's Supreme Court has ruled that a group of former law enforcement officers who support opposition politicians is a terrorist group.

Due to scheduling conflicts, Putin was not able to attend Gorbachev's funeral.

Russia won this year's annual Tank Biathlon, for the ninth time in a row.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree to pay Ukrainian refugees in Russia monthly and one-time payments.

Since the invasion of Ukraine, the Russian press has gone off the rails. Here's what they're saying.

A character from a 1988 Soviet animated film has taken on a new life as a 2022 internet meme.

A Moscow political candidate was arrested after a woman discovered a Pro-Navalny post on his Twitter from five years ago.

The Russian state is preparing to pass new laws banning "gay propaganda" after a recent book led to public outrage.

On International Homeless Animals Day, Moscow citizens attended a festival to encourage the adoption of pets from city shelters.

A rapper and a restauranteur have teamed up to rebrand the now-exiled Starbucks as a more Russia-friendly Stars Coffee.