This week, Lada outdoes itself; emergency services fall short; and cows (and men) finally get the appreciation they're due.

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.

This week, we've got brand-new guns, poachers from an unlikely place, and the frozen north gets an internet connection.

Yandex.Food releases fascinating data on the most popular foods for takeout this year.

This week, puddles get the spotlight, weapons become instruments, and the life of a sausage tycoon ends abruptly at the business end of a crossbow.

Unexpected nude photos of Nicholas II appeared online last week, causing quite a stir, despite being more than a century old.

Putin might be a fan of Trump, but Russian zoo animals apparently aren't.

A recent poll finds that the vast majority of parents don't want their kids to become bloggers. Sorry, mom and dad.

Russia's election commission performed a "large-scale investigation" into tree stumps used as polling places. Only (?) three cases were found.

This week, we're abandoning all pretense of mature adulthood. We've got cool shotguns, exploding caves, and a teacher who just couldn't wait. Gosh, mom, get out of my room!

Viewers can take a virtual tour of several Russian museums via TikTok.

A well-known musician posted a poem in response to the sentencing of his friend, the actor Mikhail Yefremov.