Culture & Customs

This week gives everybody a new lease on life, whether in the form of a photo touch up, another platform for Putin, or an actual new life for a “dead” journalist.

In a galaxy far, far away, the Millennium Falcon circled over a vicious battle with art and a dangerous passageway. That far-off galaxy being Russia, of course.

Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov is on the 15th day of a hunger strike in a northern-Siberian prison. Anton Dolin explains how Sentsov's case is a sad miscarriage of justice, and what one can or cannot do about it.

This week Russians hit the streets, waterways, and air for all sorts of occasions.

What goes up must come down: tales of flags, currencies, and seaworthy laundromats.

A vibrant cuisine is testing the limits, fusing with other national cuisines. How is this happening in Russia?

The daily lives of World War II veterans is the subject of a new art project that brings these heroes’ stories and visages front and center.

On why #metoo is not taking hold in Russia.

On the mall fire disaster in Kemerovo and how the system is doing nothing to prevent the next disaster of this type.

Featuring “poisonous” cooking oil, the finest pothole you’ve ever seen, and paper planes of protest.

Learn about the animal spies among us, get tips on how to survive nuclear war, and watch a world record get broken.

In honor of April Fool’s Day, we present you with jokes, mishaps, and fun times all around.