January 7 is Russian Orthodox Christmas, which calls for a Christmas dish. But the chosen one, kutya, is much more than a winter holiday treat.

Nothing says the Russian holiday season like rolling up to an office party with… sushi rolls?

Ded Moroz and kindergarten parents conceive of the Christmas spirit very differently. Also, Russians may have domesticated the first dog.

Pie not in the sky, vampires against anti-vaxxers, cooks for cats… not to mention self-improvement in advance of the New Year

Russians may not celebrate Thanksgiving, but we can still be thankful for Russia

A little-known holiday brings to the fore well-known debates about Russian politics.

The history of Russia Day is both complicated and controversial, with its origins in the dusk of the Soviet Union. Even its name causes confusion, with only about half the Russian population correctly identifying the holiday observed on June 12. We dig in to ferret out the facts.

Russia remembers the War and recovers from an air tragedy. 

In early May, everyone is feeling exhausted after a long, vitamin-deprived winter: schoolchildren are dragging themselves to the June 1 school-year finish line, and their parents are just starting to recover from the cold, dark winter. That’s when the holidays hit.

Old meets new in the Far North, while both pranksters and public officials see their performances go awry.

March 8 struggles with the duality of being the day of women and the day of “womanness.”

In which we look at how Russian painters have been inspired by Maslenitsa.