Culture & Customs

Russian airline Pobeda is under investigation for making our inner 14-year-olds giggle.

A group of people in Sakha died from drinking hand sanitizer.

This week, we've got brand-new guns, poachers from an unlikely place, and the frozen north gets an internet connection.

Polina Chesnakova's family moved from Russia to Georgia, then from Georgia to Ukraine, and to the US. A cookbook author and cooking instructor, Chesnakova keeps her family traditions alive through cooking and baking, and inspiring others.

A Russian agency has banned some foods from school cafeterias in Russia, including ketchup.

Yandex.Food releases fascinating data on the most popular foods for takeout this year.

It is just over six minutes long, but "In Russia" is the finest film on Russia we have seen all year. It will have you itching for travel again.

As the New Year approaches, Moscow’s mayor has announced new restrictions on holiday events, while the government considers extending the New Year’s holidays.

This week is full of surprises: Moscow schools train future journalists; cars branch out into new materials; and vodka exports decline, which is maybe less surprising than you'd think.

Tuyana loves being a doctor. But she has a passion for pozy – steamed dumplings rooted in Buryatia that are shaped like a yurt.

The director of Roscosmos uses the organization's website to distribute his latest hits.

This week, puddles get the spotlight, weapons become instruments, and the life of a sausage tycoon ends abruptly at the business end of a crossbow.