The outgoing year in Russia generated a lot of very important political, economic and social news — much of which got transformed at coub.com...

To look back to the days when the world's greatest rock stars first performed for Soviet and Russian audiences, we asked the people who were there...

Russia will commemorate 70 years since the Allied victory over Nazi Germany this Saturday. The day will be marked by a huge parade through the center of...

After a long winter season — with temperatures that can drop below minus 30 degrees Celsius — spring in Russia is received with open arms.

Ten years after a listings magazine decided to have the then-novel idea of an alcohol-free music festival in a park in Moscow, Afisha Picnic celebrates...

The term "freeriding" can be applied to outdoor sports ranging from skiing and snowboarding to mountain biking, and generally means going off the beaten...

Russian music is often stereotyped as being highly commercialized, lacking deep lyrics and sounds. Not many people know that Russia can also boast of a...

Being a photographer is not as unusual as it was in the days before digital cameras. However, over the past few years this form of art has become more...

What unites Thom Yorke, the extraordinary yet depressive leader of Radiohead, and the great composer Igor Stravinsky? Nothing but music.

Moscow hosts its sixth International Tattoo Convention over the weekend for enthusiasts of the colorful coverings.

When people hear the word "metagalaxy," they often imagine something cosmic, associated with a part of the universe. But in fact, the meaning of this...