July 01, 2004 Village Notes: Ivan Kupala In July it is almost unbearable to be outside at midday, due to the heat and the great gadflies.
July 01, 2006 The Celebration of Summer Ivan Kupala is the annual celebration of Summer Solstice. It has deep roots in Russia's pagan past, and is making a comeback.
July 01, 1996 Ivan Kupala A look back at the pagan holiday which was assimilated into the Orthodox tradition as John the Baptist's day.
September 01, 2017 Bath Day in Sheshurino “On Saturdays, smoke drifts over the village. The banyas are being heated.” Let’s go!
November 01, 2012 Spirits of the Home and Forest Russian place spirits - including the domovoy, bannik, fleshy, rusalka and others - have a history that stretches back to Rus' pagan past. And despite the crush and frenzy of modern life, these spirits impact Russians to this day.
March 15, 2017 Who Invented the Ancient Slavic Gods, and Why? How it was that in the eighteenth century Russian mythology was trumped-up in the Western manner? Who wanted it? And where did we get Lel, Yarilo and Zimtserla? We explain everything you'd want to know about Russian fakelore.