Over time, these pancakes became the festival’s signature food. Known as a blini, or dense and yeasty buckwheat pancake, these buttery treats can be crowned with a variety of sweet or savory toppings ...

Russians have been celebrating Maslenitsa, an ancient festival bidding farewell to winter that also marks the beginning of Lent. 1 Burning an effigy of winter during a celebration of Maslenitsa at the ...

People play a traditional game during Maslenitsa celebrations in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Feb. 22, 2026. Various events were held in St. Petersburg on Sunday to celebrate the traditional festival ...

Today is the final day of a weeklong Russian festival that celebrates folk traditions, heroic eating and the distant promise of spring. It's called Maslenitsa, or pancake week, and it's the last ...

It is not by chance that the prestigious Mayak Minska complex is considered to be the territory of comfortable life. After all, it boasts the most up-to-date architecture and well-developed ...

Over time, the duration of the celebration was shortened to seven days, which after the Christianization of Russia began to precede Great Lent MOSCOW, March 11. /TASS/. On March 11, 2024, Russia ...

According to many ethnographers, Maslenitsa originates from a pagan Slavic feast of farewell to winter, which fell in the second half of February - the first half of March MOSCOW, February 20. /TASS/.