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Street level Moscow

May 16, 2012 Tim Kirby
Moscow is full of interesting spots that aren’t in any guidebooks – and many of them are an affordable way to spend an afternoon in one of the world’s most expensive cities

Angry birds in the hunger games

May 2, 2012 Andrei Molodykh, Russky Reporter
Goose fighting competitions become a popular diversion in rural Russia

Russian films look abroad

April 30, 2012 Paul Duvernet
The Russian cinema industry is seeking a strategy for exporting its films more effectively. Some of the solutions proposed by Fond Kino (‘the Cinema Fund’) involve reducing prices, improving training and stimulating co-productions

Making Russians laugh

April 26, 2012 Konstantin Milchin, Russky Reporter
In Russia, humor is a form of social therapy; it helps to expose social absurdity, unite people or reveal their identities

Russian proposed a Titanic love story

April 13, 2012 Ilya Stulov
Anatoly Sagalevich has visited the wreck of the Titanic more than 50 times. On a trip with James Cameron, he suggested the director make a great love story

Russia’s designers revealed their collection at Moscow’s Cycles & Seasons

April 12, 2012 Timur Ganeev, Ekaterina Mikhailova
Held between Russia's Mercedes-Benz and Volvo Fashion Weeks, the Cycles & Seasons Festival is a more pared-down event, grabbing fewer headlines and attracting designers who want to reveal their latest creations in a more private atmosphere

Stories from behind the scenes of Tarkovsky’s films

April 5, 2012 Alexandra Guzeva
Moviegoers often have no idea how much pain and effort a single scene can take. Here, some insight into the most incredible shots from Andrei Tarkovsky’s films

The best news is fake news

March 30, 2012 Nadezhda Petrova, Kommersant-Dengi
Russia has seen the appearance of a group of satirists hoping to imitate the success of the American spoof news agency The Onion

Trapped in a Nightmare

March 23, 2012 Ayano Hodouchi
Aleksey Igudesman and Hyung-Ki Joo could have been successful chamber musicians, but they combined their musical talents with their love for comedy

A mixture of snow and adrenaline

March 23, 2012 Alexander Kobelyatsky, Russky Reporter
Russia to keep cross-country snowmobile racing world championships to 2015

Artist Yevgeniy Fiks examines historical ironies in his DC show

March 22, 2012 Nora FitzGerald
Yevgeniy Fiks, a conceptual painter influenced by the creators of the vibrant, political movement called Sots Art, examines historical ironies and absurdities that shed new light on the inconstancy of the Cold War

Eurovision: Granny boom

March 22, 2012 Daria Gonzales
A short history of Russia’s love-hate relationship with Eurovision

Defined by global culture

March 16, 2012 Kim Palchikoff
The longstanding tradition of citizen diplomacy, once a popular means of improving relations between Moscow and Washington, has come back again

Russian women create a world-class fitness experience

March 16, 2012 Vladimir Ruvinsky
Olga Sloutsker, founder of World Class, Russia’s first fitness club, talked with RBTH about the role women played in developing the spa, fitness and health club industry in Russia

Curing Illness with Laughter

March 15, 2012 Clémence Laroque
In the antiseptic world of the hospital, surprises and distractions are rare. For children suffering from serious illnesses, the laughter brought about by doctors dressed as clowns can be an effective remedy

Russian pop-rock is out to conquer Europe

March 14, 2012 Veronika Dorman
Although she has dominated the Russian pop-rock scene from the outset, Zemfira, referred to by music critics as ‘Kurt Cobain in a skirt’, is currently exporting her cracked voice and dark lyrics to Europe, and is performing in London on 15 March

Satire against cynicism

March 13, 2012 Moritz Gathmann
The “Citizen Poet” project revived Russia's tradition of the political satire

Remembering a Master Comic

March 6, 2012 Kim Palchikoff
Yury Nikulin had the power to bring together some disparate figures – in the Soviet Union and the United States

Fashion Minister spreads the word

February 28, 2012 Tatiana Lykova, Nora FitzGerald
Alexandre Vassiliev, Russia’s well-known costume designer, who collected 10,000 dresses and costumes, hopes to bring his Ballet Russe collection to the Kennedy Center

Maslenitsa: when London meets Russia

February 27, 2012 Ilaria Parogni
Russian expats in London joined with citizens of the British capital and tourists alike to listen to Russian music and sample blini as the Maslenitsa festival took over Trafalgar Square
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