For language learners, classic cartoons offer an engaging and accessible way to absorb vocabulary, pronunciation, and cultural context. When it comes to Russian, few resources are as rich and entertaining as the animated films produced by Soyuzmultfilm, which was the Soviet Union’s and is now Russia’s premier animation studio. Founded in 1936, Soyuzmultfilm has to […]

Russian rock was shaped by the now-classic rock bands of the late Soviet era. Operating underground and within the increasingly permissive environment of Soviet rock clubs, these bands blended Western and local influences. The artists of Russia’s “wild 90s” continued these traditions after the fall of the USSR. Some of the groups considered below had […]