"When are you going to have babies?", "You've put on a bit of weight!", "Don't be so touchy!". In Russia, many people encounter dozens of intrusions into their personal space and privacy almost daily. What is it - a lack of manners or a cultural characteristic?
You can come across Dashi Namdakov's sculptures in a London park, on the Moscow Metro and on the Baikal island of Olkhon. His art has a distinctive style and combines Buddhist references, nature and human beings.
Andrew HorodyskyAn exhibition of 29 paintings by scholar and artist Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern, entitled Folkways and Fantasies, opened on Saturday, February 27, and remained on view through March 9, 2016. Employing deceptively simple Jewish folk, religious, and cultural historical scenes as his foundation, Petrovsky-Shtern’s works chronicle and illustrate complex embodiments of real human celebration, drama, tragedy, and survival. The exhibition was ...
Palm Sunday – the popular name of one of the major festivals of Christians – Entry into Jerusalem. This celebration of the Orthodox calendar falls on the last Sunday of Lent.The holiday is dedicated to the day when Jesus rode into Jerusalem. People happily greeted Jesus with songs and flowers, as well as the stele …
An Edinburgh-born photographer named William Carrick was the first ethnographer to capture the everyday life of the Russian Empire in photos.
The Russian Far East is the easternmost part of Siberia, which is the largest region in Russia and the northernmost region in Asia.
Artists from all over the globe are showing solidarity with the people of Belarus peacefully fighting for freedom from a brutal dictatorship.
In a practice dating back millennia, Bulgaria’s kukeri dancers don dramatic costumes to dispel evil and invite good.
Born in 1925 in Moscow, photographer Savin Eduard Isakovich spent his life in Omsk where he photographed daily life
It’s the most popular souvenir that foreigners buy in Russia, the most recognizable attribute of all Hollywood movies that feature Russia and, simply put, the most useful winter headcover!
For part 1 GO HERE ~ costume traditionale romanesti, port popular romanesc ~ . Coming from self-sufficient communities, Romanians made their own clothing: the main clothing pieces wer…
Greek and Roman mythologies are so common in Western culture that most people have never heard of the polytheistic pantheon of other cultures. One of the least well-known is the Slavic pantheon of gods, spirits, and heroes that persisted before and after Christian missionaries converted the region. Slavic mythology has two key differences from the
Most people know Ukraine only for two indigenous peoples – Ukrainians and Crimean Tatars. But there are three more unique autochthonous nations you may have never heard of.
Artists from all over the globe are showing solidarity with the people of Belarus peacefully fighting for freedom from a brutal dictatorship.
Literally the coldest inhabited place on earth is Oymyakon in Siberia which dipped to a staggeringly cold minus 71 degrees C in 1962! We’ll never moan
It’s considered a national symbol, a part of the culture and a sign of patriotism – all in one tree.
Foreigners find some Russian dishes to be unpalatable and literally difficult to swallow. Sometimes, the strange combinations and unusual ingredients can make you cringe. At the same time, however, isn't it interesting to try dishes that are eaten at every Russian feast? Go ahead, don’t be afraid!
Photographer Bryan Alexander has travelled Siberia revealing aspects of the lives of the Chukchi, Dolgan, Even, Khanty, Komi, Nenets, and Nganasan people, showing how they live today in their native communities, their traditional camps, transportation and dress as well as activities such as herding, hunting and fishing
Artists from all over the globe are showing solidarity with the people of Belarus peacefully fighting for freedom from a brutal dictatorship.
The Slavic mythology comes in many local subbranches: over the past centuries it was passed down and evolved in many different ways within the various corners of the lands inhabitated by the Slavic…
In a post-Soviet era we should consider how Russians continue to benefit from colonialism and imperialism in the realm of culture.
Artists from all over the globe are showing solidarity with the people of Belarus peacefully fighting for freedom from a brutal dictatorship.
Leshy is a trickster god, a shape-shifter who can appear as an old man, giant, or animal. Mostly benevolent, he is troublesome in the spring.
Don’t trust a woman who wears too much perfume and know your limits – Viv Groskop on the 10 top tips Chekhov, Tolstoy and others have for us today
