Fyodor Dostoevsky doesn’t really need much of an introduction. He wrote his masterpieces from the character’s point of view to investigate the metaphysical aspects of misery, heartbreak and injustice. The author of ‘Crime and Punishment’ foresaw an era of global violence and became one of the most important voices of Russian culture.

Have you ever heard of an easy vegan puff dough? You should definitely try this crunchy quick dessert that melts in your mouth!

Bridal buyouts, wedding feasts in gyms, racing horse ‘troikas’, dancing to accordion music - we have all that and more, as we take you on a photographic tour of Soviet weddings, spanning decades.

Abortions were banned and legitimized several times through Russian history – and Russia was the first country in the world to fully legalize them in 1920.

Historian and architecture expert William Brumfield discovers the unique churches of the Russian North.