What’s the deal with this governmental agency with the weird name?

This week, the Russian army gets new toys; a university administrator doesn't quit while he's ahead; and Lukashenko keeps doing his thing, much to our chagrin.

Russian airline Pobeda is under investigation for making our inner 14-year-olds giggle.

“A man caught the pillow. As it later turned out, it was the driver of the Tomskoe Pivo [Beer] enterprise, and he tried to hastily hide it in his car… The driver was detained.”

– A source in Tomsk region’s law enforcement on the latest developments in the arrest of the town’s mayor

The position of mayor in the Far East town of Magadan is apparently so undesirable that no one wants the job.

Moscow Region's Ecology Ministry tells residents not to smile at foxes.

How one sparsely-populated region in Russia's Far East became a hotbed of protests in 2020.

This week, officials make outrageous demands, maps cost a man his job, and science meets geopolitics.

As Europe boiled and revolutions fomented, the rulers of Russia, Austria, and Prussia granted themselves the authority to invade other countries in order to maintain calm and protect the power of the ruling monarchs.

This week, astronauts find some relief, citizens share their shame, and the dangers of sugar may finally be made public.

This week, Siberian tigers earn someone fame; sniffer dogs combat coronavirus; and cats become savvy – some might say spoiled – train passengers.

A cleaning woman has found herself the newly-elected head of her village.