News on travel, protests, Balashikha, a crooner, and the growing loan bubble.

Quotes, quips and asides spoken by those in the know (and not).

Ukraine will soon have its own independent Orthodox church, fueled by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.

A round-up of some of the latest news from Russia.

The deaths in July under mysterious circumstances of three Russian journalists in the Central African Republic (CAR) has refocused attention on Russian mercenaries in foreign lands.

The latest news from all across the Russian Federation. And then some.

The latest news, trends, and event from all over Russia.

A crazed man defacing the famous painting of Ivan the Terrible and his son is but the latest twist in the ongoing debate about the role of Ivan the Terrible in Russian history.

All the news that fits, from all over Russia, including locusts, The Death of Stalin, finances, and a Grammy.

This is the first time that Russia's Culture Ministry has censored a film by cancelling its license to be shown in theaters. Satire takes a hit.

The Tretyakov Gallery has completed restoration of a defining artwork of the Russian avant-garde: the ornithopter, or flying machine, created by Vladimir Tatlin in 1932.

All the news that is fit to print, including notes on art, the environment, clocks and monuments.