Culture & Customs

The war has increased cases of domestic abuse, yet in one instance things went in an entirely different direction.

A young woman in Nizhny Novgorod faces extremism charges for wearing rainbow earrings. 

The anti-war music group Bi-2 was held in Thailand, and Russian officials were not too hasty to bail them out. 

A gay Chechen man forced to out himself on camera vanished after the video went viral in 2022. Now, he tells his story.

Independent sociologists have sussed out what Russians really want from their government.

A Krasnoyarsk Zoo hedgehog has predicted an early spring.

A Khabarovsk gym teacher's charity provides kids with sports gear. 

Fishermen near Kaliningrad were marooned on an ice floe and rescued by emergency services. 

Thousands of Russians have been left without heating amid severe frosts.

Family members of drafted soldiers picketed solo in Moscow demanding the return of their loved ones from the war in Ukraine.

Visitors to many Moscow parks can now enjoy free hot drinks as they enjoy the frosty outdoors.

A school's New Years party causes a stir when a male teacher dresses up as Snow Maiden.