Finding the best Russian honey cake

Who doesn’t like a good cake? First introducing itself to me at a Russian restaurant in Riga, while I was a student at Liden and Denz, medovik made a strong impression. My ...

A matter of personal taste If you ask any Muscovite what they think of St. Petersburg and any Peterburger what they think of Moscow, they almost always will answer “I love it ...

How are Russian churches different than western churches? How are they similar? What is religious life in Russia like, generally speaking? For most Russians, faith is a ...

All about the banya There could be few things more Russian than the banya. Banya literally translates as bath. But it’s so much more than a bath. It's a place where one ...

If you’re thinking about studying Russian in Moscow, you probably have two big questions: “Will I feel safe?” and “What’s daily life actually like?” I’m an American student ...

Arrival and First Impressions I arrived in Moscow from Istanbul on a Friday at the end of December. At Vnukovo (VKO), I went through the foreigners’ customs line. The officer ...