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

This week, Putin gets a cool new birthday present; an official broadcasts his workout regimen; and strange sediment puzzles scientists.

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

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!

This week, Lukashenko turns action hero; chocolate is serious business; and a classic Russian author is proven to be right all along.

This week Russians get diet advice, the president of Belarus gets kicked out of a neighboring country, and even cats aren't excused from social distancing.

This year's Victory Day parade was a sight to behold⁠— and we might be seeing its effects for the next 16 years.

In this Cindarella story, a woman is lauded for keeping formation in a parade despite losing one of her shoes.

This week's we feature a smattering of things that are somewhere they shouldn't be, including drugs, tanks, mammoths, kids, and (of course) Lenin.

In our video of the week, something from the realm of scifi: A Russian drone operator encounters a UFO, then must decide what is real and not.

This week: soccer games return, cultural events go online, and an 11-year-old girl makes us all look like pansies.

Despite a quarantine, Russians still managed to join together to celebrate Victory Day (from their balconies).