Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the ...

Traditional Russian figures from Yekaterinburg graced art galleries and other venues in 10 cities around the world. Where are they now? If you happened to be in Paris in late November 2018, you could ...

Check out this cool hand-painted Star Wars Matryoshka dolls from artist Matt Brown. Matt made these stunning looking Star Wars Matryoshka dolls as a Christmas present for his brother. They were made ...

HARBIN, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Spring Festival is coming, and Ren Jiqing is busy making matryoshka dolls in his workshop. "Matryoshka dolls are quite popular during the holidays, and retailers have big ...

Russian-style architecture on the matryoshka-themed square in Manzhouli, Hulunbuir League, Inner Mongolia autonomous region. [Photo/people.cn] Sitting at the China-Russia-Mongolia junction, Manzhouli ...

The matryoshka or Russian nesting doll, one of the world’s most famous objects, was originally conceived as a children's toy, but over time became something far greater. "There are many versions of ...

How do we understand complexity? Well, we simplify. Take, for example, Darwin’s theory of evolution. What is it all about? We can simplify its complexity through a short formula, like “the survival of ...

On November 18, 2025, in Moscow, Russia, a security video shows a vandal attacking a festive New Year display on Kamergersky ...