Culture & Customs

Two female Russian artists discuss how their life and work has been impacted by Russia's Ukraine War.

Estonia has placed limitations on Russians seeking residency permits for education.

An English-language video released by the Russian embassy in Madrid lists reasons why Westerners should pack up their things and move in.

Record-breaking rainfall has caused flooding and destruction in Sochi.

Following the Ukrainian invasion, Russian bars and restaurants are expecting to face foreign liquor shortages. 

“We must save the world not with blood, but with friendship and love.”

– A sign by Russian activist Tatyana Mateyeva

Russian event promoters have begun requiring artists to promise that they won't include political statements in their performances.

Anastasia Savitskaya, a corporal in the Russian Armed Forces, is Russia's first known female military casualty since the launch of the Ukrainian invasion. 

Russian prisoners with military experience are being recruited to join the fight in Ukraine.

Over one hundred cases of sexual assault by Russian troops have been reported during the invasion of Ukraine.

Russia's streamlined passport process, offered to residents of Kherson and Zaporizhia, has been expanded to include all Ukrainian citizens. 

As a famous Russian writer recounts, many Russians are pretending that nothing is happening. They’re trying not to discuss what’s going on just a four-hour train ride to Hell away.