It's been nearly two months since Russia first allowed people to declare bankruptcy, and so far it's going as swimmingly as declarations of overwhelming debt possibly can.

What began as a defiant response to Western sanctions has spiraled into a state-wide hunt for "unpatriotic" food and prosecution of parties responsible for distributing it, writes columnist Kristen Blyth.

Russia is literally disappearing. I don't mean in the physical sense; in fact, as we all know, the country's borders enjoyed a bit of an expansion last year. Russia as an entity ...

Russia's offshore capital amnesty is coming soon, but don't expect to see Russians standing in line to move their money back home, writes columnist Kristen Blyth.

Even while wearing nothing but a black satin bra and matching panties with a red heart on the reverse side, Fiona beams a confident smile.

Nestled incongruously in the hill overlooking a sheltered cove, dusted with white sands and lined on three sides by mountain peaks, looms a 20th-century castle.