COVID-19 has not yet peaked in Moscow or anywhere in Russia. The daily infection count stands at around 2,800 nationwide, with about 2,000 of those in Moscow and the surrounding region. It seems that Russians will have to grin and bear it for at least another month.

Since infancy, the Nikitin family’s kids were raised to be healthy, independent and creative, through hardening, lack of parent control and abundance of activities. Were they right?

Videos of traffic jams involving ambulances have flooded the web. The coronavirus center in Moscow, as well as the Russian president’s spokesperson, commented on the situation.

Despite the fact that the Soviet Union never threatened neutral Sweden, thousands of Swedes headed eastwards to take on the Red Army.

As the greatest Orthodox church feast, Russian Easter has a number of traditions. These concern not only the church ceremony but a long process of making Orthodox Easter bread – kulich.