Culture & Customs

Some foreigners are traveling to Russia to enlist in the army.

A trans man was sentenced to 12 years in a women's jail. Despite bullying and threats, he remains resilient.

Russian sex workers have flocked to the frontlines of Ukraine to satisfy soldiers' growing demand.

Semaglutides have landed in Russia as the country struggles with an obesity epidemic.

Russia's Anti-Corruption Foundation has published an eyebrow-raising investigation into one of Putin's closest allies – and his girlfriends.

The independent publication Verstka reported on a Moscow rehab center for Russian military personnel.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs may be creating a database of LGBT persons to make future prosecutions easier.

The power of the ROC is growing in the government, according to independent publication Verstka.

A St. Petersburg entrepreneur takes a shot at capturing images with an antiquated technology.

The Belarusian government has listed a handful of Telegram chats used by Belarusian emigrants living in Warsaw as "extremist materials."

Verstka uncovered a survey that showed Russians are both exhausted and accustomed to the war in Ukraine.

Some Russian psychologists and ex-combatants claim war has had a positive effect on people's lives.