Evgenii Grishkovets / Евгений Гришковец

My Favourite Pet is a web-based endeavor that's located in St. Petersburg. Its influence, however, continues to grow further afield, due to a snowballing enthusiasm for old-school house music and childhood memories.

Evgenii Grishkovets is a well-known raconteur. His nationally famous, dry, and simple delivery reflects a worldview that informs other spoken-voice genres. Such as rap. We choose three examples from around Russia

As the New Year comes and goes, various performers have left small presents for their fans around the Russian web.  One of the more attractive comes this week from playwright, author, and occasional "singer" Evgenii Grishkovets. Entitled "First Snow" (Pervyi sneg), it's a cover version of a...