“Alla Borisovna [Pugacheva] drank not the elixir of youth, but the elixir of happiness.”

 – A fan’s post on Maxim Galkin's Instagram account, in reaction to a new photo of the couple

News, quotes, and tidbits from all around Russia.

Forbes recently released a list of the highest-earning Instagram bloggers in Russia, several of whom use their account to share details of motherhood.

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.

This week: cereal jingles go viral, animal crossings save critters, and paratroopers take a swim in a fountain in celebration. Sounds pretty run-of-the-mill.

Yandex, Russia's Google almost-equivalent, is making moves to expand with products including "YaBank," "YaSafe," and "YaCash."

This week, we're warned once again to be careful on the internet; priests use their powers for good; and criminals have never been so dang cute.

This week, Spotify comes to Russia, Crimea is a hot tourist destination (like always), and three cases of corruption: one big, one small, and one straight out of a spy movie.

A Lenin statue in Russia's Far East temporarily sported a new 'do.

This week, drivers' licenses get a much-overdue update, utility bills make headlines, and we learn that pirates abound in Russia. 

This week, Russia's government grapples with the ins-and-outs of distance learning, the Ministry of Economic Development is nonplussed by the effects of coronavirus, and we know what side of the bread a shipbuilder's head's butter is on.

The Kremlin said that the president's dirty laundry is not for sale on the internet.