Culture & Customs

Moscow is seeing religious symbolism crop up in unexpected places. It’s not the first time, but there is something different about what is going on now.

A death in the family not only proves the maxim that you can’t go home again, but also that home is probably not what you remember it to be.

The cover of this issue of the magazine is the final of a series of four seasonal images we commissioned from Asya Lisina. We asked her to explain how she went about crafting this image.

A woman returns to the village of her birth and an unlikely and fateful connection ensues.

A look at the history and cultural influence of dachas.

A beet-based cold soup to spice up your summer soirees...

Experts report that Russian drinking habits over the last couple of months have gotten a bit lighter.

Find out what the deal is with Russia's stone belt – the Ural Mountains.

Dancing noses, we have dancing noses, people! This week's video of the week is courtesy of Gogol, Shostakovich, and The Royal Opera.

The reboot of a classic Russian cartoon features some modern updates.

This week's we feature a smattering of things that are somewhere they shouldn't be, including drugs, tanks, mammoths, kids, and (of course) Lenin.

“It's nice to receive such news from Europe!”

- Ukrainian singer Ani Lorak on winning the revote for Eurovision 2008