This week gives everybody a new lease on life, whether in the form of a photo touch up, another platform for Putin, or an actual new life for a “dead” journalist.

In a galaxy far, far away, the Millennium Falcon circled over a vicious battle with art and a dangerous passageway. That far-off galaxy being Russia, of course.

What do you have to do as Russian tsar to be remembered as "Great"? You can start by reforming the government, social structure, customs, language, and, well, everything else.

Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov is on the 15th day of a hunger strike in a northern-Siberian prison. Anton Dolin explains how Sentsov's case is a sad miscarriage of justice, and what one can or cannot do about it.

This week Russians hit the streets, waterways, and air for all sorts of occasions.

Artist Sasha Sokolova has undertaken a personal, artistic and cultural project to document the daily life of Russia’s remaining war veterans.

Featuring “poisonous” cooking oil, the finest pothole you’ve ever seen, and paper planes of protest.

Learn about the animal spies among us, get tips on how to survive nuclear war, and watch a world record get broken.

Stories about chocolate and fish: not an appetizing pairing, but a good selection for this week’s TWERF.

In honor of April Fool’s Day, we present you with jokes, mishaps, and fun times all around.

Grudinin shaves the ‘stache, the other election results are in, and New Zealand struggles to offend Russia.

We mapped all the US cities paired with a Russian city, and to our surprise, the map looks like Putin's profile.