A new arsonist wave in Russian cities is traced to threats from online scammers. 

Some Russian psychologists and ex-combatants claim war has had a positive effect on people's lives.

An elderly Russian film star was scammed out of two million rubles.

A Russian oligarch's yacht has become a costly problem for U.S. authorities. 

A massive oil spill in the Kerch Strait has polluted miles of shoreline in Russia’s Krasnodar Oblast, killing birds and dolphins.

Russian-occupied Abkhazia faces an energy crisis that Russia seems reluctant to solve.

One hundred and sixty-seven years on, a Dostoyevsky novella is seeing a resurgence in popularity. 

A statue to the founder of the Soviet secret police has been erected in Khabarovsk.

The mayor of a small city has called for a local landmark to be dismantled. 

Russia has built just seven passenger planes out of a planned 108 in two years.

A pro-war bookshop in St. Petersburg closes, saying, "the end of the world is near."

A Russian actor is getting major recognition in Hollywood.