Culture & Customs

Even when you do a good deed, you need to pay attention, or you may chart a new road to humility.

There was a time when literary journals ruled Russian intellectual life. That time has passed.

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.

In which we use one of the most beloved songs from a classic film to make some points about genitive case. Get singing!

In which an artist tries to get out of a job illustrating a brochure and ends up getting sucked into a Pushkin meme vortex.

On the eastern tip of Crimea is a mysterious, salty lake. We take you there.

Nestled up against the US border with Canada there is an unusually high concentration of Russian-
Americans. This requires some investigation...

Curious about Russian rock but don’t know where to start? Here are five bands to start your playlist.

Moss, kneeless bears, diamonds, and volunteers (not serfs) are the worth of Russia’s earth.

A time-travelling tour of Russia from aristocats to nosy bureaucrats

This week’s TWERF will amaze you, amuse you, and possibly give you nightmares.

For Cosmonautics Day 2019, Anna Radchenko directs a surreal meditation on space. Watch the complete film on Russian Life.