The Twelve Days of Christmas (Svyatki – Свя́тки) begin after Christmas and last until January 19, Epiphany Day. This period of Christmas...

Most of Russians are Orthodox Christians, and celebrate Christmas (Рождество́) on January 7th (according to the Gregorian calendar). In...

On Christmas Eve (Sochelnik – Соче́льник), the Christmas service in Russian Orthodox churches starts and lasts until early morning. On...

Шампа́нское и икра́ | Champagne and Caviar While these items were in shorter supply during the Soviet period, it was then that they...

Ded Moroz (Дед Моро́з) or Father Frost, the Slavic version of Santa Claus, is a symbol of the Russian winter and New Year’s holiday...

Unlike Americans who think of a decorated holiday tree as a Christmas tree (рожде́ственская ёлка), Russians always call it a New Year...

How could America get through the holiday season without the sparkling romantic music of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker" (Rus....

I made a trip to a Russian store in Salt Lake City a few weeks ago and was surprised by the number of different 'sweet' gifts for kids in...

How difficult could it be to translate one short phrase into Russian? However, when you attempt to translate a completely foreign concept...

Have you ever seen this bubble gum brand? “LOVE IS…” is one of the favorite kids’ bubble-gum in Russia in the 90s.