January in Russia conjures up images of Muscovites crunching through the snow in bulky coats — not bunches of delicate snowdrops blooming in grassy areas around still-standing Christmas trees.

St. John’s Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Mayfield celebrated Russian Orthodox Christmas on Jan. 7. The church held services for the Feast of the Nativity of Christ according to the Julian Calendar.

The patriarch of Russia's Orthodox Church, celebrating Christmas alongside Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, said on Tuesday that the Western world despised Russia and its "alternative path of ...

Listen to article 1x 1.2x 1.5x Join our Whatsapp channel The patriarch of Russia’s Orthodox Church, celebrating Christmas alongside Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, said on Tuesday that the ...

As everyone is busy chasing resolutions for the new year, Christians in Russia are getting into the Christmas spirit — they are waiting to break their 40-day fast with a giant feast joined by ...

Russia has pledged to retaliate after it claimed to have shot down eight US-supplied ATACMS missiles fired by Ukraine at its border region of Belgorod. “On January 3, an attempt was made from ...

While Old Saint Nick is banned in the occupied territories, a somewhat similar, albeit less jolly figure, Grandfather Frost, and his granddaughter, Snowmaiden – are permitted in the celebration of ...

Russian natural gas exports via Ukraine to several European countries have been halted after Kyiv refused to renew a transit deal that expired on Wednesday. Ukraine had warned that it would not ...

The Russian ships remained in international waters ... “Despite being recalled on Christmas day, HMS Somerset’s crew spun up at short notice for operational tasking in a swift and ...

HMS Somerset maintaining watch on Russian corvette RFS Soobrazitelny,. which remained in international waters until December 31 when Somerset finished shadowing them (Royal Navy/PA) Nearly 200 ...

In the last days of December, Putin traditionally congratulates his foreign counterparts on the New Year and Christmas. Today the Kremlin published a list of leaders who received such telegrams from ...