Swing dance talent and passion is surprisingly strong in Eastern Europe.

Can samogon predict recessions? Can a balloon seduce Elon Musk? And can Putin grow babies in labs? Find out this and more in this week’s TWERF.

Travelers hailing from 53 countries can now enter St. Petersburg on a hassle-free (and FREE) electronic visa. Dobro pozhalovat!

All of Twitter’s a stage for the Russian Foreign Ministry to promote its view of World War II.

Small-town Ukraine shows a different side of one the famous "Russian" writer.
 

Defense against  walruses, shamans and climate change

While city vehicles go for a stroll, death comes knocking — twice.

Forget vodka – dessert is the best part of Russian meals.

Russian women: give birth in Syrian prisons, drive metro trains, make news (and borsch), and welcome children home from the dead.

Asya Lisina created a beautiful and somewhat surprising cover for the current issue of Russian Life. We asked her to explain herself...

Life and folklore in the remote Russian Far North

Russian scientists have restored the steppe of Kulikovo – just as it was when the country's seminal battle was fought in 1380.