Being that Russia is within seeing distance of her home, it's only fitting that Sarah Palin has turned to advertising for the country's greatest export - Stolichnaya vodka. If Italy was in ear-shot we'd say, Salute!

As if bears weren't already a big enough threat, they're now learning to skate in Russia. Seriously, who thinks this is a good idea? They can already climb trees, run faster than us, are enormous and will eat anything. We...

Everything is more corrupt and dangerous in Russia, and that makes us big fans of Russia as a purveyor of, well, just about everything. In this case, we're fans of Russian soccer hooligans, who got together for a certain...

This Russia youngster deserves a big pat on the back to the amazing feat of not only memorizing the entire "Tschaikovsky's Violin Concert", but playing it on one of the most difficult instruments in the world.  Bravo, young...

We'd love to take credit for being the first to mention Red Square and Russian repression in connection with this sublime clip from Russia's top flight, but that honor goes to the impeccable blog With Leather. If you thought...

If you love vodka, you owe it to yourself to find out just how the transparent spirit came into being.  This revealing documentary shows how Poland and Russia have been at odds about who invented, and who is allowed to make,...

Great job partying this weekend.  Looks like you've managed to make taking shots of vodka an extreme sport.

Hillary Clinton told Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that America wanted to start fresh with Russia. To prove it, she handed him a "Reset" button--except the word "Reset" was mistranslated from English to Russian and...

"In Soviet Russia..." Actually, this video doesn't need any set-up. Do note that cops in Ekaterinburg don't tolerate off-key caterwauling, and we say good for them. It's about time the world came down on tuneless shrieking...

Fortunately, the level of violence caught here rarely happens in America (usually after Ohio St. football losses--Hey-Oh!)  Two huge gangs confront each other for territory and the whole mess is caught on tape by an...

He's a budding NHL superstar in a market not-so-friendly to hockey, but Alex Ovechkin hails from hockey-mad Russia. So, when the reigning NHL MVP headed back to his fatherland, a reality TV show was all-too-excited to host a...

There's been a lot of talk about how British soccer hooliganism is on the decline. We're here to tell you that's all a lot of bunk. Just check out this footage of Scottish (Glasgow) Rangers fans outside City of Manchester...

More than 20 players. 378 penalty minutes. Five straight minutes of fighting. Clearly, this isn't the new-age NHL. In fact, it's not the NHL at all. It's the Russian Superleague, in a tight game between AK Bars and Traktor at...

The serve into the box from Michael Owen wasn't perfect, but it set up Rio Ferdinand nicely for the final goal in a 3-0 England rout of Russia in a Euro 2008 Qualifier. With celebriplayer David Beckham sitting out stateside,...