This week we have a little bit of everything: new cars, freshly-paved streets, and, of course, plenty of coronavirus.

Millennials studying Russian will determine the future of U.S.-Russia relations. How they differ from their Sovietologist predecessors. 

After President Vladimir Putin admitted he wouldn't mind resetting his constitutional term limit, a new meme was born.

A public opinion survey reveals that Russians are averse to a woman holding Putin's office.

In this week's Odder News: Putin's smartphone habits, Russian homophones make a headache for the police, and a coronavirus serenade.

If you believe the papers, Russia is in the grips of протестное настроение, which literally means a mood for protest, but which might be better translated as “loaded for bear.”

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

Sakhalin Island deputies introduce legislation to revive a shrinking livestock trade: reindeer herding.

A St. Petersburg municipal politician has resigned after the discovery of an underground casino in his apartment.

They could not have been more different, but both these Vladimirs had a huge impact on Russian history.

“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.

Yury Luzhkov, who died in December from complications during routine heart surgery, is difficult to pin to a particular pantheon of Russian political figures.