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As I write this, it’s the day after boxing day according to the Julian calendar. Russians were banned from celebrating religious festivals under...

We hope that you are having a good Christmas/festive/holiday season and wish you the best for the coming New Year. Go easy during the NYE...

I had started to wonder whether or not Maslenitsa was going to officially happen here in the UK this year. After checking and rechecking the...

As with Christmas ‘over here’, food plays an integral role in Russian seasonal celebrations. I was curious enough to take a look at...

So the transformation of several Slavic supernatural entities into the modern Russian Santa becomes complete. In our two previous blog posts,...

After last week’s introduction to Ded Moroz and Snegurochka, it’s time to look further into the ‘Russian Santa’ and his...

The thought of Christmas generally makes me physically ill. Here in the UK it’s become a repellent gluttony, greed and sloth fest –...