Culture & Customs

When circumstances force you to leave the country, what do you do with your beloved pets?

A mother in a remote village grapples with past, present, and future losses to war.

We are all daily shaken and unsettled by the fire hose of bad news from Russia and Ukraine, and we all would love “something good, loving, and light from Russia to counterbalance the darkness, the senseless brutality, and the horrors perpetrated by Russian hands in Ukraine.”

Maria Yudina was a profoundly gifted pianist and teacher. And there is a certain lingering myth about her...

How is the Russian economy fairing during the war, and what can we expect in the months ahead?

Tensions continue to rise in Russia after the start of mobilization, leading to more extreme acts of disruption.

New research reveals that Russians buy tea 45% more often than coffee.

"Honestly, they will all die there."

– Kirill, a Russian soldier who has fought in Ukraine
offers a grim prognosis of what awaits the new mobilized recruits.

A regional beauty pageant winner is under investigation by Russian police after singing a patriotic Ukrainian song (on the internet).

“It’s time to prove themselves in a real fight, I can only welcome this desire.”

– Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, announcing that he was sending his teenage sons to Ukraine

Patriarch Kirill says that Russians can fast-track their way to heaven by fighting in Ukraine.

Russians with questions about Putin's recent mobilization against Ukraine can dial 112 for more information.