More and more young Russian fashion designersare finding inspiration in traditional sewing methods that have fallen into disuse.
Russian ballet schools are said to be the best in the world because of their adherence to tradition.
Statues of the German philosopher Karl Marx are still a common sight in Russia and most cities have a street named after him despite the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1990s.
"In Dagestan, tightrope walking has always been the 'road of the highlander' because there were no roads," said a circus studio head.
What will it be this year? Vladimir Putin without a shirt astride a horse? Putin posing for a selfie with two jubilant brides? Or Putin cuddled up with a baby leopard?
Once worn by global celebrities ranging from Sofia Loren to Naomi Campbell, hundreds of priceless emerald, diamond and pearl pieces...
The competition, open to teens aged 13 to 15, is offering the vacation to the winners of the best poetry and drawings.
Joel Cruz’s brood just keeps getting bigger and bigger as he just welcomed his seventh child, Zeid. The Aficionado perfume...
A decade after the hugely influential author’s death, some young Russians admit to only a passing knowledge of Russian dissident...
An 18th-century church widely seen as a marvel of Russia's wooden architecture has been destroyed by a fire.
