By hosting a pavilion again this year, Russia continues its efforts to shed its status as a cultural and sporting pariah.

Ahead of New Year’s Eve, the biggest holiday in Russia, Sergei, 30, a Russian IT specialist based in Romania, said he would try to watch “The Irony of Fate,” the 1975 romantic comedy that is a New ...

A conversation with Professor Hubertus Jahn on the intellectual consequences of Russia’s war against Ukraine. Interviewers: ...

(AP) When famed viola player Yuri Bashmet declared that he adored President Vladimir Putin, he stirred little controversy in a country where classical musicians have often curried favor with the ...

KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine has passed legislation moving its official Christmas holiday to December 25, further distancing itself from the traditions of the Putin-aligned Russian Orthodox Church, which ...

Belarus has maintained close ties with Russia for decades, with these ties only growing stronger in recent years. Shared political goals and economic dependency have brought the two nations closer, ...

I moved from Russia to the US as a teen for college and loved Southern culture. When I became a mother, I mixed my Russian culture with Southern ideals. It wasn't until I became a single mother that I ...