Another Shore - Russia

Masyanya ( Масяня ) is a popular Russian cartoon character created by Oleg Kuvaev and his mult.ru studio and first appeared in 2001 on the ...

Produced by the Moscow-based Krasniy Oktyabr (Red October) confectioners since the mid 1960s, this is one of the most recognisable products...

Of this legendary Soviet rock group, I once told a friend that I'd translated a couple of songs. He answered, "You cannot understan...

Vkontakte (VK) is to Russia what Facebook is to Britain and America, and more besides...

For a lot of Russians, supermarkets are not the first port of call for their shopping. Instead, they tend to use smaller shops. Open all ...