Russian Alexei Molchanov is in the spotlight as the world's best freediver.

Russian women seem to luck out more than their male partners during the spring holiday season, a new study shows. 

In which we review Him & Her, Daria Geller’s marvelous, heartbreaking, new short film, inspired by Chekhov’s “Он и Она” (properly, “He and She”). A perfect film to enjoy for Valentine's Day.

Which Russian tsars, stars, and commissars sported the most macho mustaches, grimy goatees, and bombastic beards? Let's make a listicle!

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

A birthday party turned deadly when a man was run over by a tank.

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

A young woman in Kursk has been using her feminine wiles to hand over conscription notices.

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

This week inventiveness takes on coronavirus, men need red meat, and Victory Day is the pandemic's latest casualty.

In this week's Odder News, the Moscow Zoo tries a new marketing tactic; a consumer protection agency gives its condom recommendations; and high winds call for desperate measures.

All I want for Christmas is to smell like Putin. (Unboxing a mysterious Putin-esque cologne.)