Unknown people broke inspirational letters in a field near Tula. The huge sign "Look how beautiful" stood in the field for only one month of the planned two. According to the project's co-author, blogger Kirill Kolesnikov, the unknown people broke it.
Vandals destroyed the "Look how beautiful" sign near Tula. Read more
How Sorochinsky millet united the northern fish pie and the Tatar gubadia. Today marks International Rice Day! This holiday was initiated by the UN in 2004, the International Year of Rice, to draw attention to
Sorochinskoye millet in Russia: how rice is prepared in different regions of the country Read more
A Dream of Kamchatka and a Call from the Chief Physician: The Story of Disaster Medicine Physician Andrei Solonin. Disaster medicine physician Andrei Solonin talks about his professional journey and his move to Kamchatka. The physician dreamed of working there.
Dreaming of Kamchatka: The Story of Disaster Medicine Physician Andrei Solonin Read more
Only two languages in Russia are not in danger of extinction - Russian and Russian Sign Language. Of the 155 languages that Russian residents speak fluently today, 15 are in critical condition, and
Ethnic Buryats in Irkutsk have begun studying their native language in school for the first time. Activists have been campaigning for this for three years. A class offering in-depth study of the native language has opened at School-Gymnasium No. 1. This almost never happened:
"They can't even gather enough for jam." Residents of Karelian villages called for resistance to the barbaric berry harvest. In the village of Piitsiyoki in the Suojärvi district, residents blocked a team of lingonberry pickers and filmed a video: according to
"Anyone Can Afford an Airplane": A Blagoveshchensk Resident Assembled an Aircraft in His Garage. Blagoveshchensk resident Dmitry assembled the "Gorynych" airplane with his own hands in an ordinary garage. It took him 100,000 to complete the ambitious project.
"Sold Land, Betrayed Land." Residents of Belyaninovo, a village near Moscow that has been fighting industrial enterprises on their agricultural land for years, have released a music video about the land destroyed by industry.
Sami activist Andrei Danilov discusses the rights of Russia's indigenous peoples, the destruction of lands, and the struggle for survival among people in exile.
Humiliation, repression, and torture for "their own," tolerance for "theirs." How did Chechens end up the most vulnerable group in their own homeland?
Thirteen residents remain in the Ryazan village of Tupik in the Yermishinsky District. We explore how they live without ambulances, communications, or roads—and why they don't want to leave.
