This week, we've got math olympiads, economic data, and exploding permafrost.

This week, we learn that drinking when working from home isn't so bad; it rains birds in Saratov Oblast; and Ramzan Kadyrov is saved from a sinister plot.

This week, education is worth fighting for; corrupt officials go for all-or-nothing; and Lenin's mausoleum makeover is cancelled.

A Russian arms company is working towards a sniper rifle with a range of nearly five miles.

A baseball dating back to the 12th century has been unearthed in one of Russia's oldest cities.

A TV channel for Russia's space agency will be blasting off in the coming months.

This week: Soviet-relic bunkers burst forth with new life; Soviet-relic vehicles get new life; and Soviet-relic apartments crack under the pressures of life.

Russia has fallen under suspicion for testing what some say is an anti-satellite weapon.

A batch of cherniki was found to contain high levels of dangerous radiation.

This week: stamps honor highways, grave-diggers let loose, and Russia's cutest cop takes his leave.

Half a century ago, the profession of geologist was both popular and revered in Russia, shrouded in a halo of romance and adventure. We see what it is like today, first-hand.

An excerpt from a new book about a quest to find an elusive owl, in which an expedition member tells a harrowing tale of survival.