How Russian women are running their own online businesses that make fashion affordable - and make a profit.
AndyRussia tie with England in Rugby Sevens
A fired up Russian Rugby 7s team draws with England, but suffers mixed fortunes in the rest of the Edinburgh and London tournaments.
Zenit St Petersburg, UEFA Cup Champions
Zenit St Petersburg beat Rangers 2-0 to lift the UEFA Cup.
Coca-Cola Kvas
Coca-Cola has begun production of Kvas in Russia, proving that there is no soft-drink market they are not prepared to take on.
Russia blogging roundup (plus other important stuff)
The latest, best articles from around the Russia Blogs. Plus a warning about nasty people hacking into your blogs, and details of my Twitter profile.
Hammer and sickle over the Reichstag, 1945
On 30 April 1945, Mikhail Petrovich Minin scrambled to the top of the ruined Reichstag to raise the Soviet flag. Unfortunately, he didn't have a photographer with him...
Is Chechnya sliding back into chaos?
A violent confrontation between the motorcades of President Ramzan Kadyrov and Badruddi Yamadayev threatens ignite yet more conflict in Chechnya.
Russian Bear vodka advert
Normally, faux cyrillic writing does nothing more than irritate me. But this advert, for Russian Bear vodka, made me smile.
Want to use Wi-Fi in Russia? Don’t forget your permit!
If you ever travel to Russia on business, and want to use your notebook's Wi-Fi, or perhaps your brand new iPhone, you might want to think again. Because Russia has just adopted a new regulation that requires every...
110 Russian Billionaires
There are 110 billionaires in Russia today. Only the United States has more.