“I think he has already been born. I think he is already in school studying or in kindergarten. And of course, he is not alone. A great country will certainly appear.”

– On June 5, Dmitry Rogozin, head of Roscosmos, on where the Russian Elon Musk is.

Russia hosted the world's largest synchronized footrace at the end of May.

The Sandfest returns to the shores of St. Petersburg with global travel themes.

A century-old wrecked icebreaker was just found north of Russia.

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

The ultimate St. Petersburg film is coming to a Netflix account near you.

In this week's Odder News: move over Star Wars, make way for Eurovision, and pack your Speedo.

Surprisingly, a two-bedroom Russian apartment does not make an appropriate habitat for this 13-foot long python.  

Some little-known art from a civilian eyewitness to the Siege of Leningrad is public both at one of the blockade museums in St. Petersburg and in a new book.

The Leningrad Zoo kept its animals alive during the siege – the 77th anniversary of which was commemorated this week.

Pack your bikinis and speedos: it's time for Russian winter!

Olga was born one year after the collapse of the USSR, but she witnessed both scarcity and communal living. Optimism and creativity have served her well.