Culture & Customs

The extraordinary life of the advocate Lev Kupernik.

А фestive Napoleon Cake that is plenty complex to offer lots of stress baking relief.

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

“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.

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

This week we explore the upsides and downsides of self-isolation, strange new laws, and virus testing.

Putin's comparison of coronavirus to medieval nomadic invaders has tickled the internet.

Have you been looking our your window more now that you’re spending more time at home? What do you see? Why not show the world?

What exactly does “Working from Home” look like? This film captures the truth.

This week we have a little bit of everything: new cars, freshly-paved streets, and, of course, plenty of coronavirus.