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an indian feast

Where Indians Eat Indian Food in Moscow

Authentic Indian food is easier to find in Russia's capital than you might expect.
Kerala Calling

Russia’s Love Affair With India

Food and culture have forged strong ties between the countries over the past three decades.
sacred ground

Behind Moscow’s Facades, Legacies of Soviet Atheism

The Russian Orthodox Church is trying to evict tenants and claim real estate that was once appropriated by Soviet authorities.
expand your horizons

Moscow's Inspiring New Cultural Season Opens

2019 is Russia's Year of Theater.
nice pipes

Zaryadye Concert Hall Gets New Organ

A spectacular new instrument will debut in February
everyone's invited

Moscow's Big Weekend Out: From Puppies to Public Buses

Summer may be over, but Muscovites still had a weekend packed with parades, marathons and street-filling fun.
russian league

Take Me Out to the Ball Game … in Moscow

After a bumpy start, Russian baseball is taking off.
Runway robes

Russian Priests Hit the Streets in St. Petersburg

Russian Orthodox priests donned their finest golden robes for a mass procession in honor of legendary leader St. Alexander Nevsky.
Cultural clips

On This Day Alexander Rosenbaum Was Born

Rosenbaum is one of Russia's most famous bards, or singing poets.
Viktor Pelevin

Pelevin’s New Novel Plays With U.S.-Russian Culture Wars

The book is a riff on news from recent years, telling the story of a secret Russian unit whose mission is to avenge the collapse of the Soviet Union.
restored classic

Dziga Vertov’s ‘Anniversary of a Revolution’ Has its Second Moscow Premiere

100 years after it was made and lost, a restored version of the documentary was shown at the Oktyabr Theater.
culture clips

On This Day Lev Tolstoy Was Born

Nearly two centuries later, Tolstoy remains one of the greatest novelists in history.
capital celebrations

Moscow Celebrates Its 872nd Birthday, in Photos

Moscow pulls out all the stops to mark City Day with concerts, games, fireworks and more.
long read

'Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews'

How propaganda, revisionist history, and warfare have caused tens of thousands of Jews to flee Ukraine.
Doors of perception

Opening Eyes to Sightless Life in Moscow

Moscow’s first musical in the dark engages four out of five senses.
Yurt summit

Mongolia Welcomes Putin With Military Pomp, Vivid Performances

Putin has called relations between Russia and Mongolia "brotherly" — and his meeting with Mongolia's president really showed it.
By hand

Russia’s Young Innovators Build the Future at Rukami Festival

Young people from across Russia showed off their ideas on how digital evolution will shape our lives.
history clips

On This Day 15 Years Ago the Siege of Beslan Began

In Russia a day of celebration became the worst terrorist attack in the country's history.
cultural clips

On This Day in 1935 the 'Stakhanovite' Movement Was Born

Alexei Stakhanov was a man, a miner and a myth.
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