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Last week we ended on a sad note regarding the fate of the Hermitage’s famous cat population during the siege of Leningrad, so on to more...

In 1745 the cats of Kazan had something of a reputation for their prowess as rat catchers -and dispatchers of mice too. Word of their expertise...

In this third and final instalment of the bear-thing, we won’t mention bears at all (except there). Instead, there are more interesting things to...

Last week, we took a look at the mythologised and often tragic human/bear relationships that Russia is stereotypically famous for here in the...

The bear ‘thing’ is one Russian stereotype that I joke about when speaking with Russian friends and acquaintances. From both sides of the...

Here, in this second and final part of “Anomalous Zones” we go further out than before and into a fascinating, mystical system of belief. Here,...

There’s a marked connection between Russian people and the mysterious; I’ve certainly noticed a tendency that we in the west don’t seem to share...

The Russian mindset is a very deep subject, connected inextricably to the ‘Russian Soul’ – a term that the Russians themselves use...

Although nearly 30 years in its grave, the Russian Communist system still affects much of the ‘normal’ (ie: acceptable) behaviour of modern...

In this final part of the series, ‘A’ -a Russian visitor to the UK- shares his thoughts on various places of interest, encountered during his...