Culture & Customs

Singer, activist, and Eurovision prospect Manizha uses her art to both mock and baffle her critics. 

Heads up, parents! You might not celebrate Russian Orthodox Lent, but who wouldn’t appreciate a tidbit from a nutritionist?

This tiny Siberian berry packs a powerful punch – both in flavor and health benefits. 

Andrey Borodulin made a video to go with the story in our March/April issue on Polar Youth.

In this week's Odder News: move over Star Wars, make way for Eurovision, and pack your Speedo.

In honor of Maslenitsa, Russian health experts encourage citizens to limit their intake of one of the holiday's most beloved foods. 

The hoopla surrounding a new monument at a controversial location in central Moscow highlights the importance of history for Russia – and ourselves.

All charges against a group of snowmen, embroiled in a recent controversy, have been dropped.

In this week's Odder News, Russia's feathered friends are having their own pandemic, cats are going ice fishing, and the International Space Station is getting old.

Sredneuralsk Monastery becomes an action-packed place as police enter in search of a murder suspect.

Brought to Russia in the seventeenth century, eggplant caviar became wildly popular after a Soviet comedy movie. A Russian blogger shares her story.