In this week's Odder News: cartoons, a tiny apartment, and an alpaca using the metro.

This tire shop has some fluffy new residents! But are they earning their keep?

In which we visit a rather unique store in the Karelian village of Vedlozero. Which of course is far more than a store.

Two books reviewed: one on the origin of two perfumeries, another that is a memoir of an archpriest.

Russia's “Promobot” is more efficient than the teacher with eyes in the back of her head.

Russian air travel has changed radically over the past two decades. While there are still grave security concerns, there has been a boom in aircraft and airport construction, with positive impacts for travelers into and within the country.

“I think we're close to establishing Tesla's presence in Russia, and that would be great. And more broadly, also in Kazakhstan and neighboring regions.”

– On May 21, entrepreneur Elon Musk announced that the Tesla line would soon make it to markets in Russia, Kazakhstan and other CIS countries.

These competitors will gladly dig their own graves, but only if it means victory.

Yeliseyevsky Food Emporium in Moscow closes its doors after 120 years selling groceries in a completely incongruent physical space.

Soon American coins won't be the only "scents" that are exchanged inside Sberbank's buildings, as Russia's national bank plans to introduce its own perfume. 

For all your zombie apocalypse / Texas boar hunting / frontier bank-robbing needs, we present the Russian revolver shotgun.

A dying Soviet "monotown" in the Arctic is saved by cryptocurrency mining and online pie stores.