350 Russian Children in Middle East Conflict Zones, Says Russian Official
Most are from Russia’s North Caucasus regions of Chechnya and Dagestan, Anna Kuznetsova said.
Dine 21 Stories Underground in This 345-Million-Year-Old Cavern
Cavern Grotto, a new restaurant in Arizona, opens inside the largest dry cavern system in the country
Moscow’s Taxis Among the World’s Cheapest
Taxi prices in Moscow have plummeted since the arrival of app providers Yandex-Taxi, Gett and Uber.
Russian Police Investigating Nationalist Attacks at LGBT Rally
Several activists and journalists were pepper sprayed by a group of nationalists on Saturday
Putin Says Military Overhaul to Go Ahead Despite Budget Cuts
Cuts to defense spending next year will not affect plans to re-equip the Russian Armed Forces, Putin Says
Moscow’s Metro Is the Perfect Zombie Apocalypse Hideout
Russian illustrator and designer Max Degtyarev images what would happen if the zombie apocalypse came to the Moscow metro
The Big Unsexy Problem With Tiger Selfies
Why drugging and caging the cats for Tinder photos is even more messed up than it sounds
What Folklore Tells Us About Eclipses
Across multiple cultures, says a Smithsonian folklorist, a darkening of daytime skies provokes a foreboding of evil
Russia’s FSB Says It Detained a Ukrainian Agent in Crimea
The agent was said to be attempting an attack on electricity infrastructure
Probe Into Russian Military Plane Crash Delayed
An investigation will not be completed until late this year
Russian Activist Charged Over Gulag Memorial Plaque
An activist is being prosecuted for installing a memorial plaque on the home of a victim of Soviet repression