Mikhail Gorbachev voiced his concern about the state of democracy in Russia in his New York Times op-ed, dedicated to the 25-year anniversary of Perestroika:

We will not even attempt to further comment on the meme and will simply bring you an updated list of the Trolololo remixes. Enjoy!

Back in the 19th century, it took approximately 5 weeks for a letter to arrive to St. Petersburg, Russia from California. 150 years later, it takes two months (if it ever arrives at all.)

Since live-blogging the Oscars is almost a must this year, RUSSIA! has decided to live-blog Russia-related references at the ceremony. There must be at least one!?

As Russia is trying to come to grips with its disastrous performance in Vancouver, Russian athletes have to deal with their personal financial disappointments.

Mikhail Prokhorov, Russia's richest man and soon-to-be owner of the New Jersey Nets, is financing the electric budget car project. Details and first images of the vehicle after the jump.

The figures are out on the volume of bribery in Russia and they are staggering. Experts estimate that bribery accounts for 20% to 30% of Russia's GDP. To prove the experts right, a police detective demanded a multimillion-dollar bribe and got arrested in Moscow.

If you decide to go around Moscow with $1 Million in your bag, here is an advice: Don't. It sounds like a silly advice, doesn't it? But it is not.

The Ukrainian city of Simferopol, on the Black sea, recently spotted over 20 Banksy-style graffiti murals. According to the UK art dealer who vacationed in Simferopol and who sold some of the Banksy’s original art works, the Ukrainian graffiti looks “very, very Banksy.”

The complete list of Forbidden Art exhibition works is published by Russia! for your viewing pleasure. This Monday, Russian court found the curators responsible for the Forbidden Art exhibition that took place in 2007 guilty in inciting religious and ethnic hatred.