Don your fingerless gloves, put on your dark sunglasses, and grab your trusty black Anonymous hoodie: a new study reveals Russians are just as sloppy with their internet security as the rest of us.

If you’re a fan of hairy fairy folk with a hint of пошлость (crass banality), look no further! Russia’s Channel Five recently published two episodes of a supposedly “lost” television show based on “The Lord of the Rings” that was filmed in 1991.

The Soviet satirical magazine Crocodile, which ran from 1922 until the 2000s, was both a government tool for propaganda as well as space for artists, comics, and writers to engage in hard social and political critique.

A Russian gamer was forced to forfeit a cash prize of $16,000 after his dad turned off the internet.

Russia has everything, including Shrek's house.

This week, boats take to land; dogs get the recognition they deserve; and human bones are found in an unlikely place.

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

"Kakov nipudt pakaru!" The classic 1990 movie Hunt for Red October had a $30 million budget. Apparently none of that went towards Russian language coaches.

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.

How the work of one of Soviet Russia's greatest poets found new life through modern music.

One of Russia's top universities goes online, via Minecraft.