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Last week, we took a look at the role of the innocuous egg in Russian culture, specifically around the main religious festival of the year:...

Here we conclude our two-part examination of the acclaimed Loveless, Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev’s latest work. Scenery The backdrop of...

Intro “Russian life, Russian society and Russian anguish” are, according to producer Alexander Rodnyansky, the key themes examined in...

We’ve been looking at some of the more obvious ways in which the ghost of the old Soviet system still remains present today. The physical...

It’s strange how the influence of the Soviet era still lingers in Russia and perhaps to a lesser extent: other former members of the Soviet Union...

“Yes” or “no” are tiny words, yet so powerful that they change everything. In proportion to their effect, they should surely be bigger, more...

First and foremost, Happy Maslenitsa! Hopefully those of you who know of this Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian tradition are enjoying the annual...

When Russians complain about the winter then it must be bad. These are people who can brush off -20℃ and stoically get on with their routine:...

Last week we left Russia’s iconic K-7 housing blocks facing the abyss of extinction with the commencement of Moscow’s Mayor Sergei Sobyanin’s...

Last week we introduced the Soviet Russian phenomenon of kommunalka, communal housing for disparate lives thrown together in a bid to equitably...