On the dangers of booking one's travel through a debt-strapped agency.

Looks like Black Friday isn’t the only dangerous shopping day: a Kazan stampede over... bananas.

You won't believe how much a woman in Chelyabinsk is asking for her 1000R bill.

Is a meteorite fragment from the 2013 Cheyabinsk incident attempting to phone home? Not clear. But Stranger Things are definitely afoot.

Russian Life wishes you a happy new year, complete with movies and marriages.

A collection of news items, quotes, and tidbits of interest from around the Russia space.

Political entities and 97-year-old veterans on social media, transgender marriage, and sushi at office parties show Russia is ready for 2020
 

Pie not in the sky, vampires against anti-vaxxers, cooks for cats… not to mention self-improvement in advance of the New Year

A cold flag, a resolved cold case, and the not-cold-at-all hearts of Russian children

Fish aren’t food, ice cream is medicine, ferns are pickles

Psychic cats and patented tools are priceless. Hot dogs cost 39 rubles.

Russians send the Night’s Watch to New Jersey and bottles to Brazil; they welcome a Swedish girl to speak and immigrants to share their imya (name).