The Soviet Union’s ritual for the holiday survived the country’s dissolution—but may be in danger of slipping away.

Russia’s “foreign agent” law, established in 2012 to identify individuals and organizations that received international funding, has become a tool to criminally prosecute and ban from public life ...

Authorities in China’s Xinjiang region are threatening detention over downloading, sharing or listening to a wide range of ...

One legacy of the former Soviet Union is the New Year's feast. Ukrainians are reclaiming Christmas and old recipes.

Russian forces control about 95 percent of what’s left of the city, which they aggressively shelled like much of Ukraine they have sought to control.

Sappho sang of desire, passion, and love, mostly directed towards women. She remains the most mysterious of ancient poets.

A Russian court Tuesday extended the jailing of an 18-year-old street singer on charges seen as punishment for performing anti-war songs, an action denounced by human rights activists as part of a ...

Saint Petersburg – A Russian court on Tuesday sent an 18-year-old street musician who performed anti-war songs to jail for a third time as the Kremlin mounts a no-limits crackdown on any signs of ...

A teenage Russian street musician who has spent nearly a month in jail after singing anti-Kremlin songs was handed another 13-day sentence on Tuesday. Diana Loginova, 18, who sings in a group called ...