January in Russia conjures up images of Muscovites crunching through the snow in bulky coats -- not bunches of delicate ...

Russia's legendary cold winters are not what they used to be. Early snowdrops, mild January temperatures and a lack of ice on ...

Sneak in after the summer crowds and before the harsh winter to score some excellent deals (relative to Moscow standards). Key Events: Russian winters ... Also, snow will continue to fall well ...

Thousands of Russians celebrating the Orthodox Christian feast day of Epiphany, where worshippers bathe in the icy waters of ...

Snow during an interview in Moscow in 1993. The former foreign ... That summer of 1991, which lurched precipitately into a Russian winter, had indeed changed everything. Deborah Snow is a ...

However local emergency services in some regions cancelled events, saying it was too hazardous for worshippers to cut bathing ...

However, Russia's war ... Finland fought against Moscow. Flowers in the blue and white of the Finnish flag lie at the tombstone of a soldier killed in the 1939-1940 Winter War at a war cemetery ...

The claim has been rejected by Moldova’s pro-Western government which accused Moscow of “oppressive tactics.” Moldova’s national security adviser, Stanislav Secrieru, accused Russia of ...

The coming week promises abnormally warm weather in Moscow, 5 degrees Celsius ... In mid-January, authorities in several Russian regions restricted or cancelled winter bathing on Epiphany ...