Culture & Customs

Due to scheduling conflicts, Putin was not able to attend Gorbachev's funeral.

Russia won this year's annual Tank Biathlon, for the ninth time in a row.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree to pay Ukrainian refugees in Russia monthly and one-time payments.

Since the invasion of Ukraine, the Russian press has gone off the rails. Here's what they're saying.

A character from a 1988 Soviet animated film has taken on a new life as a 2022 internet meme.

A Moscow political candidate was arrested after a woman discovered a Pro-Navalny post on his Twitter from five years ago.

The Russian state is preparing to pass new laws banning "gay propaganda" after a recent book led to public outrage.

On International Homeless Animals Day, Moscow citizens attended a festival to encourage the adoption of pets from city shelters.

A rapper and a restauranteur have teamed up to rebrand the now-exiled Starbucks as a more Russia-friendly Stars Coffee.

“What reason is there for us to do this?” 

                                   – A Ukrainian official speaking on the murder of Darya Dugina

Ukrainian and American artists launch the project "Flowers for Hope" to encourage hope and support humanitarian funds in Ukraine.

The Estonian city of Narva, on the Russian border, quietly dismantled a Soviet memorial featuring a T-34 tank.