Culture & Customs

"Kakov nipudt pakaru!" The classic 1990 movie Hunt for Red October had a $30 million budget. Apparently none of that went towards Russian language coaches.

A well-known musician posted a poem in response to the sentencing of his friend, the actor Mikhail Yefremov.

This week: education! Tests for hopeful investors, savings for college, and learning what exactly is in sausage. 

Dill on pizza? Sure, why not!

A pensioner was fined for highlighting voter fraud in Russia's recent round of constitutional amendments.

This week, Lukashenko turns action hero; chocolate is serious business; and a classic Russian author is proven to be right all along.

“Alla Borisovna [Pugacheva] drank not the elixir of youth, but the elixir of happiness.”

 – A fan’s post on Maxim Galkin's Instagram account, in reaction to a new photo of the couple

September 1 is not only the start of the school year in Russia, but also a time to celebrate knowledge and wisdom.

A perfect recipe for fall, apple fritters, is offered with two variants.

What unites Khabarovsk and Minsk?

The veneration and preservation of nature are at the root of Mari culture. We get a unique inside look at their most sacred annual ritual of worship.

The Mari People * Life in Isolation * Russia's Discovery of Antarctica * Raspberry Picking * Semyonovsky Revolt * Battle on the Ugra * Sergei Bondarchuk * Table Russian * Bird Language * Apple Fritters * Chicks the TV Series * Kamchatka and Belarus