Culture & Customs

Over the past ten years, music made in Russia has become more popular.

Russia's election commission performed a "large-scale investigation" into tree stumps used as polling places. Only (?) three cases were found.

This week, education is worth fighting for; corrupt officials go for all-or-nothing; and Lenin's mausoleum makeover is cancelled.

“Just know that you don’t give away your loved one… Belarusians, we are a force.”

– a group of Belarusian and Russian pop singers, singing in a patriotic music video to support President Lukashenko

A Russian arms company is working towards a sniper rifle with a range of nearly five miles.

Growing up in post-Soviet Russia can make you crave anything foreign. Here is how a salad helped a Russian millennial develop a taste for her own culture.

This week, we're abandoning all pretense of mature adulthood. We've got cool shotguns, exploding caves, and a teacher who just couldn't wait. Gosh, mom, get out of my room!

A baseball dating back to the 12th century has been unearthed in one of Russia's oldest cities.

A TV channel for Russia's space agency will be blasting off in the coming months.

"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.