MOSCOW (AP) -- A proverbial Russian bear has long alarmed Westerners as the symbol of Moscow's might and purported ferocity. But the Russian who has taken the world by storm is a sweet goof who ...

By Vladimir Kozlov Masha and the Bear, one of the best known international animation franchises coming from Russia, has begun production of its new season, despite previous reports that it lacked ...

Throwing himself into his work, the Bear locks himself in the closet, which has been converted into a chemistry laboratory. And then Masha arrives - Without fail, she will stop at nothing until ...