Russia Archives: 02/2026

The Diomede Islands How can two islands three kilometres apart have a 21-hour time difference

The Diomede Islands: How can two islands three kilometres apart have a 21-hour time difference?

A quirk of geography.

Feb 27, 2026

All aboard The beauty and poetry in foreign rail travel

The beauty and poetry in foreign rail travel

It is about the journey, not the destination.

Feb 23, 2026

Eric Clapton - Guitarist - Musician - 1975

Eric Clapton’s strange gig inside the Kremlin: “I love Russia”

“I went to Russia and fell in love.”

Feb 22, 2026

Nikolai Komyagin - ShortParis - 2018 -

Shortparis frontman Nikolai Komyagin dead at 39

No cause of death has been confirmed.

Rachael Pimblett

Feb 20, 2026

Mr Nobody Against Putin - David Borenstein - 2025

‘Mr Nobody Against Putin’ movie review: a grim and disturbing documentary

The human side of life under the Kremlin…

Feb 20, 2026

Charli XCX - 2025 - Cannes Film Festival

Charli XCX pledges support to Ukraine after attending party with alleged links to Russia at Berlin Film Festival

Charli has stated she wasn’t “aware of any of the alleged affiliations”.

Feb 19, 2026

What was the only classic rock song to go platinum in Russia

What was the only classic rock song to go platinum in Russia?

Can you guess?

Feb 17, 2026

How America's most patriotic anthem was actually written by a Russian- The real soul of the country

How America’s most patriotic anthem was actually written by a Russian: “The real soul of the country”

The home of the brave.

Callum MacHattie

Feb 16, 2026

12 Western songs that have gone platinum in Russia

12 Western songs that have gone platinum in Russia

This is not an exact science.

Feb 6, 2026