East Europe

Heli Aomets and Carla Lostrangio are hitchiking through Europe with a red couch in tow

Why these two women are hitchhiking with a sofa through Europe

Culture

“We get a lot of weird looks. People are laughing on the streets.””We get a lot of weird looks. People are laughing on the streets.”

At Sunday's protests against hospital closures and medical layoffs in Moscow, one sign featured Putin as a skeleton. The sign reads: "You don't need treatment."

Russia is imposing cuts on its healthcare system — and doctors aren’t happy about it

Global Politics

California-based Cold War museum tries to preserve reminders of bygone era