January in Russia conjures up images of Muscovites crunching through the snow in bulky coats -- not bunches of delicate snowdrops blooming in grassy areas around still-standing Christmas trees ...

It’s no surprise to discover that anarchist theorist Pyotr Kropotkin was interested in Christmas. In Russian culture, St. Nicholas (Николай Чудотворец) was revered as a defender of the oppressed, the ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended his congratulations to all Russian people on Orthodox Christmas holiday ... for us are parental, family traditions that are being handed down from ...

COMMENTARY: American policy-makers should take this pathology into account when pondering whatever negotiations, or other ...

He is then shot down by a missile that explodes into Christmas fireworks. Father Frost, a Russian version of Santa dressed in a traditional blue winter coat, is then seen praising the efforts of ...

The attack came as Ukraine was celebrating Christmas on December 25 for only ... before to symbolise Ukraine’s shift away from Russian traditions in 2023 – a decision that came almost two ...

“Russian evil will not break Ukraine and will not distort Christmas,” he said ... a significant shift away from the traditional Jan. 7 celebration observed by Russians and other Eastern ...

An curved arrow pointing right. For the first time in over a century, Ukrainians celebrated Christmas on December 25. The move marks an ongoing shift for the country in an attempt to break away ...

Christmas is celebrated in many ways in many corners of the globe, and the cuisine that marks the holiday is as diverse as the people feasting on it. Food traditions can be comforting, and ...

People donned Santa caps on beaches, ski slopes and streets around the globe on Monday to celebrate Christmas, with Israel’s war on Hamas and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine casting a shadow over ...

She says Ukrainian traditional food and drink is ... Ukrainian cities have come under large-scale attack on Christmas Day morning from Russian ballistic and cruise missiles.