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This week: Russian telecomms habits shift, a St. Petersburg entrepreneur gets crafty, and being stuck at home means more alcohol intake.

On this day in 1564, one of Terrible's most trusted confidantes defected. But they kept in touch.

“People here usually say to me: you are different than we thought and from the way American people are shown on TV. And I am happy.” 

– Sean Quirk, an American who has been living in Tuva, Siberia for almost 20 years, and knowns the Tuvan language better than Russian

The Belarusian President followed his own coronavirus advice, Pomeranian in tow.

This week inventiveness takes on coronavirus, men need red meat, and Victory Day is the pandemic's latest casualty.

The world's novel coronavirus emergency response is, it turns out, not so novel.

In 1887, Chekhov the doctor encountered typhus, leading Chekhov the writer to pen this powerful story.

“Happy holiday to you. Be happy and healthy.”

– President Vladimir Putin in his Easter address to Russians

A group of communist politicians attempt to celebrate Lenin's 150th with music and posters.

A pair of Russian tourists were found holed up in a cave in Thailand.

What to drink in quarantine? Fortunately, a Russian expert has the answers.

One region is finding the funds to buy tracking bracelets for certain coronavirus patients.