While that face might look sweet and innocent, recent allegations against Pushok the cat claim otherwise. 

You’ve not been fishing until you have explored the Volga River delta. And what better guide to take us there than the intrepid Andrei Borodulin?

There’s no doing without hay in the village. The cows eat it, and the sheep, and the hens need loads of it for their nests. And it comes in handy for people too, when they stuff their mattresses with it and lie on them forevermore, because the scent is just marvelous.

In which we visit a rather unique store in the Karelian village of Vedlozero. Which of course is far more than a store.

In this week's Odder News, elite cat care, the cutest reunion ever, and IKEA furniture is really from Russia.

Our old gals in the village cast a wary eye on all food from the store, because who knows what they’ve got in there?

A policeman had a bright idea for how to use his money to help his native village. 

Ivan Kupala is a traditional Slavic celebration of the summer solstice, with many pagan and deeply symbolic rituals. How are these ancient customs celebrated and recreated today in modern Russia? 

In this week's Odder News, Russians are geeked about UFOs, past and present collide, and Steven Seagal becomes a real-life special agent.

A Yakut school's graduating class consisted of only one student, which means he receives all of our congratulations.

The only things in the village more important than the post office are the store that carries bread and the walk-in clinic. But when you come right down to it, the post office really is the bigger deal.

Nothing says Russia and summer better than tvorog with greens!