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In which we review Dina Rubina's Leonardo's Handwriting, and the nonfiction book, The Pianos of Siberia.

For several generations of Russians, few things signal Christmas and New Year’s better than tangerines. So we offer a delicious holiday cake built around this fruit.

There are so many things wrong in the case of historian Yuri Dmitriev, it is hard to know where to start.

Alexander Razeyev spent five years researching the history of his village. He thought people would welcome his work. Surprisingly, they did not.

Catherine I finds herself at a turning point upon the death of her husband, Peter the Great.

As the stories for this issue coalesced, I realized that all of our long feature stories were actually about the same thing: the power of language and the elusiveness of truth.

As Europe boiled and revolutions fomented, the rulers of Russia, Austria, and Prussia granted themselves the authority to invade other countries in order to maintain calm and protect the power of the ruling monarchs.

Cars and alcohol don't mix, especially when your job is driving a military IFV.

This week, astronauts find some relief, citizens share their shame, and the dangers of sugar may finally be made public.

The musical group Kino has released a new music video with archive vocals from Victor Tsoy.

“Almost the entire first batch of iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro was bought up over the weekend. A number of models with the most popular blue colors have already sold out. The highest demand was for the Pro version, with 70% of customers choosing it. New consignments of goods are expected in the near future.”

– Report by MTS, on the popularity of new iPhones in Russia, which sold out at MTS stores within three days

A young woman in Kursk has been using her feminine wiles to hand over conscription notices.