New Year's Eve in Russia is the mother of all public holidays, as if Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year were all rolled up into one. But with the ruble in freefall, the cost of imported goods is ...

This is the touching moment residents built snowmen on the last day of the holidays in Russia. Locals in St Petersburg ...

The Irony of Fate” is a turn-of-the-year TV tradition that endures even in households that are now wary of Russian culture.

"In war, there are no holidays, and for Russia, nothing is sacred or inviolable," Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. "It spares no one, killing people even amidst New Year celebrations ...

The government's new debt write-off recruitment bonus would cover debts of up to 10 million rubles, or around $94,500.

Russia launched five ballistic missiles against Ukraine's capital on the morning of Dec. 20, highlighting the stark contrast between the approaching holiday season and the realities of war.

there are no holidays,” one man said. By Marc Santora and Liubov Sholudko Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine Air-raid alarms and explosions sounded on Christmas Day in Ukraine as Russian missiles and ...

Holiday lights are everywhere – and everywhere they look a little different. In recent weeks, Associated Press photographers ...