The Mari People * Life in Isolation * Russia's Discovery of Antarctica * Raspberry Picking * Semyonovsky Revolt * Battle on the Ugra * Sergei Bondarchuk * Table Russian * Bird Language * Apple Fritters * Chicks the TV Series * Kamchatka and Belarus

Looking back at the life and work of the legendary filmmaker, and how views of him have changed over time.

How a progressive regiment was crushed by a single, petty man.

The Great Stand on the Ugra River, a confrontation in the autumn of 1480, has come to be known as an emblematic moment in Russian history. Yet things are not always what they seem.

A considering of differing Russian and American views on monuments, history, racism, and coming to terms with history

If Russia has its way, German history students could be reading a new article by none other than the president himself.

This week's we feature a smattering of things that are somewhere they shouldn't be, including drugs, tanks, mammoths, kids, and (of course) Lenin.

June 22, 2020, marks the 79th anniversary of Operation Barbarossa, the Nazi invasion of Russia that changed the course of WWII and, perhaps, history itself.

In these difficult times, let’s celebrate life. Specifically, five Russians (from a diplomat to an conductor to an activist) who happen to share today, June 4, as their birthday.

A Russian colorist of historical photos has been banned from social media for her work.

Despite a quarantine, Russians still managed to join together to celebrate Victory Day (from their balconies).

A Siberian village names a well after a Soviet hero.