Culture & Customs

A new and unusual dairy industry has entered the Moscow region. 

With abnormally cold weather in Yakutsk, Russian TV news channels have been promoting the city's Kingdom of Permafrost and annual ice sculpture competition.

A man in Ufa got help for paying off his debts thanks to a classy photo-shoot.

Russia's Ministry of Industry and Trade has thrown its support behind a measure for distance-selling alcohol.

Quarantine might have gotten many of us used to hanging around in our underwear, but Russian film director Vitaliy Mansky took his to the streets of Moscow.

Olga was born one year after the collapse of the USSR, but she witnessed both scarcity and communal living. Optimism and creativity have served her well.

Instead of reveling in the bright lights of a Moscow Christmas celebration, Putin decided to take in the holiday at a small church in a small town.

A relaxing of workplace regulations means that Russian women can now drive the Moscow Metro.

Which Russian tsars, stars, and commissars sported the most macho mustaches, grimy goatees, and bombastic beards? Let's make a listicle!

This week, stealing a ridiculous amount of butter leads to punishment; Chechen nepotism knows no bounds; and Russians hope for an end of the pandemic (don't we all?).

The president of Russia's neighbor Belarus ended 2020 the same way he started it: in denial over the coronavirus pandemic.

Russians are taking advantage of sub-zero temperatures to participate in the frozen Ramen challenge.