For many beautiful Russian ladies, wearing a fur coat in the middle of a brutal winter is a rite of passage. This year has been one of the shortest and warmest winters on record for Russia which has left many fashion conscious women disappointed.
Not only that, but there was also a definite lack of snow. [...]

There will be a new TV channel in St. Petersburg as of Sunday and it’s going to feature cartoons – adult cartoons that will be marketed towards the “Kidult” market. Kidult is the new buzz word for adults that won’t grow up.
The channel, called 2×2, is going to be broadcast on the Rambler TV [...]

There are many options around Moscow for the upcoming Passover Seder, which starts Monday and seats are still available at many tables around town.
Arkady Gaidamak, the Israeli-Russian billionaire may be attending the VIP Seder at Choral Synagogue in Moscow according to a synagogue official. The cost is $200 and is the hottest ticket in town [...]

You just made a dinner date with a beautiful Russian woman in Moscow and she tells you she is vegetarian – what do you do?
Don’t panic, there are vegetarians in Russia. Leo Tolstoy became one in 1885. Russian monks and Eastern Orthodox Christians observe meat and dairy free fasts, including the Great Lent which began [...]

The youth of Russia are not reading as much or as well as their Soviet era counterparts were. It’s not just the younger generation either, a recent survey by the Federal Press and Mass Media Agency shows that 63 percent of Russians read at least one book a year. In 1991 it was 79 [...]