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Here, in the second and final part of our reflection on events surrounding World Cup 2018, we’ll try and apply some perspective, learn about the...

I remember the tone of a meeting that we held over a year ago and the consternation over events likely to transpire in Russia during World Cup...

Continuing from last week’s traditional boons and curses, here is more advice from my native Russian colleague on the subject of  behaviour...

Do you find the traditions and beliefs of other cultures fascinating? I’m assuming that’s partly why you are here of course. Having been in t...

Here, in the final part of our Visitations series we present another quick-fire round of places to see and things to do, with advice indirectly...

Here is another round-up of destinations worthy of consideration whilst visiting Russia, itself a vast amalgam of turbulent historical and...

Who better to relate a plethora of Russian attractions than a knowledgeable local? This week I present an extensive insight into a wide range of...

If you wish to understand another culture, then why not listen to members of that culture themselves? “Because I don’t speak their language!” is...

A view from outside It’s an endeavour that I return to repeatedly; an ongoing attempt to know a culture and mindset from the outside, as a...

Behind Magnitogorsk’s exterior of grinding metal and rock lies a far softer heart fashioned from the souls and flesh of those who rebuilt the...