Activists around the world have been calling for a boycott of Russian culture for months, as punishment for Vladimir Putin’s relentless aggression in his war on Ukraine. But it seems there will be no ...

RUSSIAN revellers have had their New Year’s Eve plans halted by party pooper Putin, as he imposes a holiday booze ban across ...

Their roles remain deeply rooted in Russian folklore and remain central to winter celebrations. Russia’s winter holidays ...

As Russia gears up to host the World Cup this summer, an Argentine sports channel aired a TV commercial mocking President Vladimir Putin's "gay propaganda" ban. The ad TyC Sports launched Thursday ...

Leading Russian animation company Riki Group is partnering with Hong Kong-based Fun Union to co-produce “Krash and Hehe,” a new animated series which has been commissioned by China’s CCTV Animation.

There is a photo of UB Fulbright scholar Courtney Burroughs standing in the middle of the immense, frozen Volga River. It’s a dramatic shot, humbling even for Western New Yorkers and others familiar ...

Alexander Rozenbaum is the latest performer to joke about the most expensive games ever. By Nick Holdsworth Alexander Rozenbaum - P 2013 MOSCOW — A Russian singer-songwriter has become the latest ...

McDonald’s in Russia has registered possible brand names for the firm taking over its fast-food restaurants there, including “Fun and Tasty” and “The Same One,” patent filings showed on Friday. The ...

THE WOMAN IN THE CASE AND OTHER STORIES (189 pp.) — Anton Chekhov —British Book Centre ($2.75). THE UNKNOWN CHEKHOV: STORIES AND OTHER WRITINGS HITHERTO UNTRANSLATED (316 pp.) — Anton Chekhov — ...