Russians and Americans are historically known for being, at times, polar opposites. But does the youth of today really differ from one another?

The captain of the Ustyanochka ice hockey team is 80 years old and at the end of this year, she is hoping to play opposite Vladimir Putin’s team.

Snow-removing tanks, inventive street cleaners and snow-melting pools – these are some of the secret weapons Russia uses to fight snow.

Our freelance American writer living in St. Petersburg talked to some of his Russian friends about the way Russian mothers treat kids compared with moms in the U.S. Spoiler: he found their tricks to be pretty universal.

These sparkling diamond and emerald tiaras are modeled and named after the old Russian headdress.