Culture & Customs

Memories of Serafima Korolyova, a St. Petersburg woman who lived with her family in the Mariinsky Palace during the Leningrad Blockade

There's a surprising space where Russians find safe space for topical humor and how they comment on what's happening in the country. 

At least three Russian men have been nabbed by police while intoxicated, only to realize after sobering up that they'd been enlisted.

Raids, fear, and censorship: Russia's metal scene faces pressure as authorities target concerts, fans, and artists.

A Russian woman sued for the illegal distribution of her dacha recipes, and won.

An unexpected series of setbacks has halted a Russian volunteer organization’s efforts in support of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Farmer protests rock Russia for the first time in ten years.

In St. Petersburg, a man killed his friend thinking she was an English Spy.

United Russia gifted groceries to elderly women, female volunteers, and widows of soldiers who died in Ukraine to celebrate International Women's Day.

Many Russians have turned Maslenitsa celebrations into political statements.

Leonid Arkadyevich Zemsky, a literary scholar, dreamed of visiting the countryside in winter and going on a real Russian hunt.

Russian officials were quick to criticize the meager gifts given to Russian athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics.