“Over more than 300 years, a complex myth has been created around the Battle of Poltava,” said Lyudmyla Shendryk, a guide who has worked at the museum for over 40 years. In the years following the ...

This past weekend, the Kickstarter campaign for Zamanora: Ballad of the Witch concluded. The campaign for this fantasy TTRPG, ...

All eyes are on Russia for geopolitical reasons. But Moscow Fashion Week shows that Russian fashion is at an interesting ...

Nikolay Gogol invented the horror story - or at least Russian horror. This statement might seem bold, but it's not far from the truth. As we celebrate his birthday this week, it's fitting to reflect ...

The Image of Ukraine Cultivated by Russian Propaganda in European and African Media For years, Ukraine has been one of the ...

Ukraine claims enemy troops who took part in Sudzha attack were not heroes, but victims of poor military planning ...

In 2021, China accounted for just 18% of Russia's trade. By the end of 2024, that number is expected to reach 34%, with China ...

Lebedev attempts an exorcism of Russia’s colonial myths, particularly the Soviet "miner’s myth" of Donbas which has long been manipulated by Russian state-controlled propaganda to "justify ...

Exiled Russian media site IStories has shared with GIJN how it built an AI-powered database of Russian military war dead and ...

In 2020, the museum created a display disproving "10 Russian myths" about Poltava, including the "treachery" of Mazepa. "Mazepa wasn't a traitor to his own people," said Volodymyr, 25, a history ...

The famed escapologist had a reputation for death-defying stunts. But his rise to fame and sudden death both came with some ...