“I’m asking myself — where is the winter?” said one Muscovite who identified herself only as Yulia to an AP reporter. Associated Press reporters Kirill Zarubin in Moscow and Seth ...

January in Russia conjures up images of Muscovites crunching through the snow in bulky coats — not bunches of delicate snowdrops blooming in grassy areas around still-standing Christmas trees.

Muscovites interviewed on the streets were divided in their opinions. One resident, Natalya, said she was glad of the warmer temperatures, but Ignat Tarasov, 38, and Alexei Yurov, 57, both said ...

The carnations were just a small gesture of public sympathy, one which dozens of Muscovites joined within a few days after seeing images of the event on social media. They transformed "Lesya ...