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A night at The Human Library

May 22, 2012 Patrick Sewell
In the wake of a legislative attack on the LGBT community in a number of Russian cities, “The Human Library,” an innovative project designed to promote dialogue, reduce prejudices and encourage understanding, opened its doors in Moscow

Russia to fight smoking with price increase

May 18, 2012 Anastasia Dulenkova
Cigarette prices might increase fivefold by 2018

Rafal Milach: You can’t fit all of Russia into photographs

May 18, 2012 Sofya Raevskaya
Polish photographer Rafal Milach opens a new exhibit in Moscow

AK-47 never misses a shot

May 17, 2012 Pavel Petrovsky
Russia's prominent basketball player Andrei Kirilenko, known by journalists and fans as AK-47, dreams of an Olympic gold

Marat Guelman: “Things can work differently”

May 17, 2012 Masha Charnay
A man of many skills and deeds, Marat Guelman is Russia’s most well-known gallery owner, curator, political consultant and an inveterate provocateur. RBTH spoke to the man who calls himself a dissident

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

Winning hearts and minds, one cake at a time

May 12, 2012 Joy Neumeyer
Trends American-style desserts and breakfast treats are slowly finding a place in the counters of Moscow’s restaurants and coffeeshops

What’s Russian for “salsa”?

May 11, 2012 Alexandra Guzeva
It may be a little late to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, but quesadillas and tequila are good any time. RBTH looks at Moscow’s best (and worst) Mexican restaurants – which, depending on the reviewer, may be the same

May Day celebrants take part in monstrations

May 2, 2012 Daria Gonzales
The satirical "Monstration" May Day rallies continues to attract more participants across the country

The Buranovo Grannies: Life after 70

May 1, 2012 Svetlana Smetanina
Why is Russia’s Eurovision group so popular? Could it be because they show an aging world that all is not lost with time?

Russia to launch round-the-world trip

April 27, 2012 Marina Darmaros
Russian sailors, cadets and rock musicians are planning to sail around the world, cross three oceans and visit 21 countries to mark Russia’s anniversary

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

Who wants to be a millionaire?

April 25, 2012 Ekaterina Dobrynina, Rossiyskaya Gazeta
Yachts and exotic islands epitomize the high life for most Russians but black caviar would not be on the menu

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

Russian comes up with a new model for eco-friendly living

April 10, 2012 Anastasia Gorokhova
Roman Sablin wears green and nothing but green. His sneakers, jacket, mobile phone, and even his moped are all green. He hugs everyone, even people he is meeting for the first time

Pensioners shake up the blogosphere

April 9, 2012 Natalya Radulova, Ogoniok magazine
The largest segment of Internet users may be young people, but increasingly the web is a tool for older people to engage with society

Gary Shteyngart: From dystopia with love

April 5, 2012 Xenia Grubstein
Gary Shteyngart, America’s beloved writer from Russia, talks to RBTH (a little) about life as an émigré writer

Live long and prosper

April 3, 2012 Svetlana Smetanina
A Russian gerontologist is certain that the normal human life span is 110-120 years

Baby boom drives plot for toy story

April 2, 2012 Anna Krachenko, Ben Aris
Burgeoning birth rate helps fuel huge growth in the children’s goods sector

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
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