Culture & Customs

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.

This week, boats take to land; dogs get the recognition they deserve; and human bones are found in an unlikely place.

Women in a correctional facility in Russia participated in a competition with a parody of Little Big’s hit “Uno.”

Moscow Region's Ecology Ministry tells residents not to smile at foxes.

This week, officials make outrageous demands, maps cost a man his job, and science meets geopolitics.

Are you familiar with one of Russia’s most well-known musicians?

Unexpected nude photos of Nicholas II appeared online last week, causing quite a stir, despite being more than a century old.

Superstitious Russians — 99 percent of my acquaintances — believe that any високосный год (leap year) is an unlucky year. I scoffed until 2020.