Category: Culture

The flag of Zheleznogorsk is a bear splitting an atom. The city was founded to support a plutonium production facility. It makes satellites now. This flag flies over the …

She’s In Russia is a podcast about Russia. Co-hosted by Olivia Capozzalo (St. Petersburg) and Smith Freeman (Brooklyn), She’s In Russia aims to bring a more nuanced image of …

“September the 3rd” is a Mikhail Shufutinsky‘s song, recorded in 1994. The singer was never thrilled with the song, however, in recent years the song became a meme, that …

After he noticed he was tricked in a supermarket, a Moscow resident asked for a book of complaints. The price tag and the cost of the goods did not …

This surveillance camera is installed on a birch tree in Mayakovsky park, Yekaterinburg. The birch tree is a symbol of the Russian natural environment and of Russian beauty, and …

Many apartment buildings in Russia have a designated parking lot, but not a garage. Usually, garages are built farther away from a residential area. Many men love escaping to …

Russian culture in this place was once again ignited by the Old Believers, who came here from South America. Their ancestors fled Russia over hundred years ago, however,  they …

Birthday parties in Russia generally take place on weekends when most people are free to attend. So when one’s birthday falls during the week, it’s best to celebrate the …

In Soviet Russia, officials encouraged parents naming their children “revolutionary names”. These unusual names were usually constructed of names and slogans of revolutionary leaders. Even though names had an …