A policeman had a bright idea for how to use his money to help his native village. 

Ivan Kupala is a traditional Slavic celebration of the summer solstice, with many pagan and deeply symbolic rituals. How are these ancient customs celebrated and recreated today in modern Russia? 

In this week's Odder News, Russians are geeked about UFOs, past and present collide, and Steven Seagal becomes a real-life special agent.

A Yakut school's graduating class consisted of only one student, which means he receives all of our congratulations.

The only things in the village more important than the post office are the store that carries bread and the walk-in clinic. But when you come right down to it, the post office really is the bigger deal.

Nothing says Russia and summer better than tvorog with greens!

Traditional Yakut meals get a second chance thanks to local museum. Tuyara, museum employee and part of the program to bring back these recipes, shares her story.

New models attempt to put an end to all Dyatlov Pass conspiracies for all eternity... but do they have a chance of succeeding?

This creative conservation project benefits both the endangered snow leopards in the Altai region and local farmers and their livestock.

What is a Russian home without a stove? Exactly. But how does one build one? Now that is less simple.

A determined artist, photographer, and activist takes on the restoration of some wooden homes in a village just outside of Samara. In the process, she learns much about angle grinders, her fellow Russians, and, of course, herself.