A tourist was fined R850,000 (almost $11,000) for sitting on a historic throne in the Hermitage.

A new BBC podcast delves into Putin's connection to the 1999 apartment building bombings.

A Moscow museum dedicated to victims of Soviet repression will be replaced by a new institution focused on what officials call "genocide of the Soviet people" during World War II.

As of January 2026, Russia's invasion of Ukraine has dragged on longer than the USSR's involvement in the Second World War.

One of Russia's largest publishers uses ghostwriters to churn out books. But high quantity has led to low quality.

What our reviewer has been reading lately, and what it has gotten him thinking about.

Moscow's Museum of Victory has created a temporary exhibition highlighting how the Russians of the Second World War celebrated New Year.

Vologda's governor installed a statue of Ivan "the Terrible" to save... himself?

Tamara Eidelman, Russian Life's history editor for 18 years (2003-2021) has been arrested in absentia.

... And Why You Should Read It (it's a history, btw, and it's important)

The governor of the Kursk Region has announced plans for a new monument to honor a "hero" of Russia's war in Ukraine.

Putin notes that Stalin was a key figure of Russia's victory in World War II, but says his image should be "depoliticized."