Culture & Customs

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.

“What reason is there for us to do this?” 

                                   – A Ukrainian official speaking on the murder of Darya Dugina

Ukrainian and American artists launch the project "Flowers for Hope" to encourage hope and support humanitarian funds in Ukraine.

The Estonian city of Narva, on the Russian border, quietly dismantled a Soviet memorial featuring a T-34 tank.

A man arrested for disorderly conduct escaped when his guard dozed off.

A working group of the Russian State Duma has compiled a list of cultural figures who have denounced the war in Ukraine. They can either "repent" or quit their jobs.

“There was a certain girl here who was handing out some permission to paint to artists, complete nonsense. I gave her this work, and the first thing she said was that it was a very dangerous job, because if Gorbachev saw it, he would not allow the unification of Germany and that she will send it to the senate of West Berlin, which was a different country, for approval.” 

                                   –  Dmitry Vrubel, the artist behind the Berlin Wall's "The Fraternal Kiss"