If you grew up in Eastern Europe, you've probably seen more men than you can count squatting on the sidewalk in a tracksuit, smoking cigarettes. This sight isn't anything special or unusual. But to ...

This article was produced as part of JTA’s Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around the world to report on issues that affect their lives. I grew up speaking Russian ...

Youngstown’s Simply Slavic festival will have a watch party for an episode of a PBS series focused on the event. “The World According to Polka” is produced by Western Reserve Media and hosted by Jake ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Spend five minutes in Youngstown, and it’s clear that food is a cornerstone of the community, which comprises smaller communities of all kinds. The Simply Slavic Festival is one of the ...

Today, Spokane is a hub of Russian and Slavic culture. The city has more than a dozen Russian-language churches and several Slavic grocery stores. Russian is the third most-commonly spoken language, ...

A live polka band, games, church tours, raffles and — of course — food. It’s almost time for a Midstate annual Slavic American festival. St. Ann Byzantine Catholic Parish is hosting the Slavic ...

Mountville resident Greg Barton came to Ephrata for a specific reason Saturday. No, it wasn't to shop at Doneckers for its store-wide sales or to visit the Cloister for a tour. Barton came downtown to ...

That's the plan, anyway, for Saturday afternoon's first annual Slavic Cultural Heritage Celebration at Riverside State Park. There will be music -- choirs and orchestras, dancers and accordionists.

When it comes to Christmas decor in Lithuania, the magic doesn't stop at the front door of an apartment. Often, it spills ...