In which Russia discovers old frescoes, a lost grave, and a new PM. Among other news.

Where do Russians have it the best? Rostat sought to find out.

The weather has been all over the place in Russia, and future forecasts predict more of the same.

“We wanted to draw attention to the problem: a lack of medical masks in pharmacies, the lack of information on the coronavirus. We were not trying to scare our compatriots or laugh at a hot topic. We just set up a social experiment.”

– One of two men fined for their video pranking the coronavirus

“Accordingly, the temperature will be seven to eight degrees higher than the climatic norm, which gives reason to say that the current winter will turn out to be the warmest over the last 140 years of instrumental observations in Moscow.”

- Chief Specialist of the Moscow Weather Bureau Tatyana Pozdnyakova

Russia is taking on violence against pets.

You’ll have to pay full price for that burger.

Approximately 600 fishermen were stuck on an ice floe, despite being warned about the dangerous ice.

A woman was held hostage by her pet. For two days.

“For now I’m going skiing for a couple days, I’ll return and will work."

– Dmitri Medvedev, on his relaxation plans now that he’s no longer prime minister.

The Russian Postal Service made more than 170 millionaires in 2019.

Ivan the Terrible, notorious not only for being terrible, but also for killing his eldest son, may have finally found his heir.