A sixty-year-old Christmas present reveals how Soviet archaeologists perceived their craft.

Russian television celebrated pop singer Philipp Kirkorov's 54th birthday in grand fashion at the end of April.

It might come as no surprise that a king of YouTube is not immune to a video scandal or two – but when journalists, government officials and members of parliament are involved…?

Grilled meat on a stick and fire safety have never been good friends, but Russian officials are trying to change that relationship. 

It's not very often that you see the mayor of a city get punished by a group of school-age children, but that's exactly what happened in Krasnoyarsk when mayor Sergei Eryomin lost a challenge.

Something you probably did not know about the last Romanov: before he ascended the throne, he got a huge dragon tattoo in Japan.

As residents of Arhangelsk were unable to use the tap, one city worker made the best of a bad situation.

Citizens of the Soviet Union amassed many things, but of all the collectibles, perhaps the most popular was the badge (znachok).

A fire in the Moscow region put this poor hedgehog into a prickly situation— luckily, firefighters were eager to help. 

A romantic shoreline walk turned into a romantic ice floe ride in Archangelsk, whisking away a pair of in-love teenagers on a Russian adventure.

Siberian Squirrels are given their first taste of freedom in the Siberian city of Barnaul— but one chose violence instead.

A student from the Russian city of Perm got caught out like a cat on a hot tin roof this week when he found himself volunteering to save a feline stuck in a window frame.