Culture & Customs

Across Russia, the prices of parking spots are rising faster than the prices of housing.

An ancient borderland culture struggles as its last villages empty out.

Debates over the nationality of the popular Soviet cartoon character Cheburashka erupt.

Coca-Cola Company may be returning to Russian markets.

Russia’s first artificial intelligence robot faceplanted after its first steps on a Moscow stage.

A Russian TV channel cut half an episode of a popular sitcom for jokes that implied a character might be gay.

In response to persistently high rates of drunk driving in Russia, stricter punishments are being enacted. 

Vologda's governor installed a statue of Ivan "the Terrible" to save... himself?

A group of street performers was arrested for performing songs by "foreign agents" in central St. Petersburg.

... And Why You Should Read It (it's a history, btw, and it's important)

A Russian publishing house censored a part of an American author's book that advocated for trans rights.

The governor of the Kursk Region has announced plans for a new monument to honor a "hero" of Russia's war in Ukraine.