Over time, the tradition spread across Europe and eventually to America. Russia has celebrated New Year and Christmas with decorated fir trees since Peter the Great’s reign. In 1699, the Russian ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended his congratulations to all Russian people on Orthodox Christmas holiday ... for us are parental, family traditions that are being handed down from ...

The attack came as Ukraine was celebrating Christmas on December 25 for only ... before to symbolise Ukraine’s shift away from Russian traditions in 2023 – a decision that came almost two ...

Billions of dollars of investment may be needed to rebuild Ukraine's power systems, brought to the brink of total decimation ...

Prior to 2023, most Ukrainians celebrated Christmas on January 7 under the Julian church calendar, but last year Zelensky signed a law formally changing the date as a way of further distancing the ...