Maslenitsa is a traditional Russian holiday celebrated ahead of Lent, when people cook and eat a lot of pancakes, sing and dance.

A peer-reviewed study modeling Mars transit times for chemical propulsion rockets found that even optimized Starship-class trajectories would still require roughly three months to reach the Red Planet ...

The struggle for control of the sea in the war with Russia is entering a new phase. Russians are copying Ukraine's experience ...

On February 14, 2026, Vladimir Chistyukhin, the First Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Russia (CBR), announced at the Alfa Talk conference that the ...

A viral video showcases an elderly Rajasthani man reviving the ancient Morchang, a 1,500-year-old jaw harp. This traditional instrument, once used by shepherds, is now gaining renewed attention ...

The play “Ermak. Legend of Siberia” tells the story of the region's development. The performance, which was seen by audiences at the Kremlin Palace in Moscow, is based on unique ethnographic materials ...

More top international artists have been added to the lineup for the 2026 Viljandi Folk Music Festival. This year's festival theme is "To Each Their Own Instrument." The 33rd Viljandi Folk Music ...

Jeffrey Epstein was running 'the world's largest honeytrap operation' on behalf of the KGB when he procured women for his network of associates, intelligence sources believe. The release of more than ...

I have maintained since the moment I heard it in 1981 that Tavener’s Akhmatova Requiem is a masterpiece. Not many people agreed at the time, and it still mystifies many of the composer’s admirers. I ...

Chennai, popularly called the ‘Cultural Capital of South India’, is a city where art is not merely observed but absorbed through all the senses. Inviting the grandeurs of other cities, it also plays a ...