Culture & Customs

In which we review Dina Rubina's Leonardo's Handwriting, and the nonfiction book, The Pianos of Siberia.

For several generations of Russians, few things signal Christmas and New Year’s better than tangerines. So we offer a delicious holiday cake built around this fruit.

Cars and alcohol don't mix, especially when your job is driving a military IFV.

This week, astronauts find some relief, citizens share their shame, and the dangers of sugar may finally be made public.

The musical group Kino has released a new music video with archive vocals from Victor Tsoy.

A young woman in Kursk has been using her feminine wiles to hand over conscription notices.

Raised between classy Moscow and a farm in Krasnodar region, Elena Manienan learned a few things from both her grandmothers and is spreading the love at her remote hotel and eco-village.

A businessman in Chita had his fizzy, hoppy side hustle busted this week.

This week, Siberian tigers earn someone fame; sniffer dogs combat coronavirus; and cats become savvy – some might say spoiled – train passengers.

How well do you know this classic Russian and Soviet musical icon?

A cleaning woman has found herself the newly-elected head of her village.

Slavic folklore sports a spooky old crone that just might give you a costume idea this Halloween.