Culture & Customs

Andrei Borodulin, the writer and photographer who penned "Gone Fishing," an article about the Volga River delta for our September/October issue, sent us this fantastic short video captured while reporting that story.

In this week's Odder News, enormous pumpkins, LARPing in honor of Alexander Nevsky, and horses in cars.

It seems that vampires aren't the only creatures who choose to sleep in coffins; drunk Russians do, too.

“Snrrf.” *crunching sound* *laughter* “Pant, pant…”

– A fox as it thieves a camera from tourists in Kamchatka on September 8.

Residents of Voronezh have made us all proud (and a little bit jealous) by setting the Russian record for eating the most sweet cottage cheese-based desserts in one day. 

Let's take a trip to a nation that no longer exists! We've got an old hard-cover travel guide to lead the way. 

KHL-winning former NHL coach goes all in on Russia, Russia's top communist goes all in on religion, and fines for peeing on Russia.

How does Baba Yaga celebrate her special day? Head to Yekaterinberg to find out.

A young Russian blogger and his accomplice published a video of vehicular hooliganism on September 1.

In May, the Russian Federation temporarily banned the export of grechka, also known as buckwheat, from June 5 to August 31.

Russia is hoping to host the Olympics for the third time – in 2036.

Belarus opens Russia's eight annual tank biathlon with tutus and Swan Lake.