The most famous are the Imperial eggs, of which 43 are known to survive today. These were made for Russian Tsars Alexander III and Nicholas II as Easter gifts for the women in their lives.

TASS/. Orthodox Christians will begin celebrating Easter, their main holiday, on Saturday night. It is expected that Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia will conduct Easter services in ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Orthodox Christians and all Russian citizens who celebrate Easter on April 19, the Kremlin press service reported. "The Great holiday of Easter fills ...

Eastern Orthodoxy, the popular religion in both Russia and Ukraine, uses a slightly different calendar, with Orthodox Easter this year occurring on April 24. Easter is the most important festival ...