Bruce Willis explains why Russians love 'Die Hard'
One of Russia’s favorite Hollywood actors sat down with Rossiyskaya Gazeta’s Marina Ochakovskaya before a screening of “A Good Day to Die Hard.” Bruce Willis discussed filming in Moscow
Russian Kitchen: Uzbek Plov
This popular rice dish, adapted to Russian cuisine, is similar to biryani, but a lot easier to make than its sophisticated cousin from the kitchen of Mughal emperors
Learning Russian by solving a mystery
Ignaty Dyakov’s new book intends to help learners crack the code of the Russian language by engaging them in a detective story
Russian exhibition at Auschwitz Museum reopens after 10 years
Following renovations that led to a decade-long closure, the Russian national exhibit at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum was reopened at a ceremony on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Countdown to Sochi: Tickets go on sale
Tickets for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics go on sale Feb. 7. Prices will be less than in London, but more than in Vancouver. Ticketholders will also have to obtain a special Olympic passport, called a Spectator Pass, to access the Olympic territory
Bolshoi drama: Looking for answers
Bolshoi Theater’s artistic director, Sergei Filin spoke to Anna Nemtsova about the attack when a man wearing a mask splashed sulphuric acid into his face
Daniil Kharms, Master of Deadpan, Father of the Absurd
Absurdist Daniil Kharms died 70 years ago on February 2nd, but his literary legacy has only just begun
Sochi Olympics most expensive in history
The $50 billion price tag is more than 25 times higher than that of the last winter games, in Vancouver, Canada
70th anniversary of the greatest battle of World War II
The Soviet Army scored many victories during World War II that were no less brilliant in terms of strategic results and military skill. Why, then, does Stalingrad stand out among them?
Foreign cuisine finds its way in Russia
Some imported dishes are becoming local favorites among Russian restaurant-goers
Chilling Science Fiction for the Facebook age
"Anna Starobinets’ novel “The Living” is a baffling, satirical prophecy on a futuristic world that doesn't appear too unlikely in this digital revolution era. Phoebe Taplin reviews it for RIR
Mosfilm enters its 90s with some grump and a limp
Television station orders now make up 70 percent of Mosfilm's total production and are putting their traditional movie projects on the back burner
Moscow's oldest railway station receives a facelift
Reconstruction of Moscow's Leningradsky Station will be completed in the first half of 2013. Designers hope to make the busy station more serviceable, while preserving the historic integrity of the building
The changing face of Russian beauty
Exhibitions exploring and, at times, tearing apart perceived ideas of physical beauty are currently tucked away in several Moscow galleries
Russian Kitchen: The humble pineapple
There are a lot of salads that have canned pineapples and people make poultry dishes with the tropical fruit
KAMAZ drivers overcome disasters to sweep the podium at Dakar
The next generation of KAMAZ trucks drivers celebrated the team’s 25th anniversary in style
Vladimir Sorokin shortlisted for Man Booker Prize
Russian novelist Vladimir Sorokin was included in kist of finalists of the prestigious Man Booker International Prize
‘Russia in Cinema’ project launched in Delhi
The project aims to familiarize audiences in the Indian capital with various aspects of Russian and Soviet cinema
Lenin fans: A tribute of flowers
Right now, an increasing majority of Russians want Lenin’s remains to be given a proper burial
Military man becomes an extraordinary janitor
He claims that his profession is undervalued by society, yet few would guess at the decent income it can generate.