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Culture
Russian culture inside Russia and abroad
The Pilgrim Road
This video describes the journeys of Russian pilgrims. The longest journey starts in Vladivostok on Russia’s Pacific coast and goes to Moscow, over 9 000 km. And it is always done on foot.
Culture And Business Etiquette
More than ever, collaboration across borders is vital for development - Richard Cook helps you decipher the signals and strategies required to prepare for successful negotiations with the Russians.
Russian Fashion Week
Russian Fashion Week brings thousands of world famous designers, models and journalists from all corners of the globe. Martyn Andrews takes a look the Russian Fashion scene.
Pancake Week Begins
Russians start to enjoy a week-long pancake fest, or Maslenitsa, which comes before Lent and marks the end of winter.
Cossack Christmas
Some of the most colorful celebrations to be seen during the festive season are in the Cossack settlements in Southern Russia’s Krasnodar region - a mixture of local and Ukrainian traditions.
Moscow Xmas Shopping
Moscow Out takes a look at Christmas shopping - how expensive are gifts in comparison to the west and how do celebrations in Russia differ from those in the US?
Olga Lepeshinskaya Dies
Russian ballerina Olga Lepeshinskaya has died at the age of 92 - Lepeshinskaya was known as “the favourite ballerina of Joseph Stalin” and even rumoured to be his mistress.
Kandinsky Awards In Uproar
Somali pirates onstage, demonstrators at the entrance, a walk-out at the announcement of the main prizewinner, helped to ensure that an art awards ceremony stays in the memories of those who attended.
Tribute To King Of Horror
A film festival for amateur directors dedicated to bestselling horror writer Stephen King is to be held in Southern Russia. There are no multi-million dollar budgets, but there is plenty of ketchup.
Remembering Solzhenitsyn
Thursday marks 90 years since the birth of the late Nobel Prize-winning author, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. He died this August at his home outside Moscow, leaving behind an enduring legacy.