A roundup of the past week's Russia blog posts, with a special emphasis on the week's big event - Eurovision.
AndyDid Roman Abramovich lose $500,000 yacht at poker?
The Italian Press are reporting that Russian Oligarch Roman Abramovich lost one of his $500,000 yachts in a game of poker last week. Apparently Abramovich has become quite a serious (although apparently not too good)...
In Siberia: Blog and Podcast
George C. Voegeli was a member of the 8,000 strong American Expeditionary Force (AEF) sent to Siberia during the Russian Civil War. Although not supposed to keep a diary, he managed by keeping it under cover. Then, once...
Russia Blog Roundup – 29 April
After your sage advice from last week I’ve decided that, rather than post a weekly news update (which, lets face it, you can get anywhere) I thought I’d re-start my weekly roundup of great posts from around...
How you can use Twitter to connect with other people interested in Russia
How you can find people on Twitter who are interested in Russia, and how to follow breaking news about Russia.
Russian Weekly News: #21
A few years ago, I used to post a weekly news update to Siberian Light – basically a series of bullet points with the main headlines from the past week. You can see the weekly news archives here. I’m...
Rugby: Northampton Wanderers 61-17 VVA-Podmoskovie
A little bit of history was made last weekend, when Russian champions VVA Podmoskovie became the first Russian Rugby Union team to play against a top flight English club.
The Russian Store Blog – store blogging done right
The Russian Store Blog - a bonkers guide to Matrioshka dolls and finding the right size Russian hat
Comrades, good news! Is now officially safe to F*ck with Stalin!
Stalin advertising Durex condoms - mock Soviet propaganda poster.