Another Shore - Russia

So, how was Eurovision 2016 for you? A fun-filled evening of cheesy pop (evenings, if you also caught the semi-finals). Here, for one half...

I caught up with the recent edition of BBC's Panorama called " Putin's Secret Riches" (available on i-player until Jan 20...

A recent episode of The Keiser Report described a new trend for locavore cuisine in Moscow and presented this interest in locally-sourced i...

New Year was spent visiting relatives in Russia. Lily's parents are likely to move from her hometown this coming year and, with it being...

The 9th May is when Russia celebrates VE Day. For them, though, this is the end of what is seen as the "Great Patriotic War" (1941...

Russia Today reports that an organisation called For Security is calling for special cyber police to crack down on internet trolls. As a...

Russia Today summarises findings of a survey by the Levada Centre which says that the percentage of Russians wanting to emigrate is at a hi...

The day started a lot like any other… well, maybe not. It was Tuesday – the only day I had morning lessons so the only day I got up ear...

One of the culinary delights in Russia is the range of soups and this one is one of my favourites. It's meaty and rich... and delicious....

a Turkish brand of bubble gum that was hugely popular in the former USSR countries in the 1990s and is still available in Russia today. ...

As widely reported , a fire in a shopping centre in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russian has killed 14 people, with more bodies likely to be found. ...

A Tulsky pryanik is one of those things that Russians appear to think that everyone abroad knows about Russia and buys as a souvenir... like...

My wife's in Moscow for a week - gone to see family and her favourite Russian group, Agata Kristi, who've reformed for a couple of c...

The good news is that the Moscow Times reports that the suicide rate is the Russian capital is falling.  The bad news is that...

...don't do it at all. The president has faced a lot of criticism recently...

I wrote about some Russians' reactions to the Rouble's fall a few weeks back. Had some more feedback...

Saw this beauty on a Russian social network... Can you tell what it is yet?

It was a typical, Russian New Year for us and there were with plenty of salads, including Mushroom Meadow (Gribnaya Polyana).

On a day in the UK when wintery weather is rearing its ugly head and the daytime has been rapidly changing between bright and night-like ove...

It has been widely reported that the Russian government has decided to ban transgender people from driving ( BBC , Guardian ). They have add...