The position of mayor in the Far East town of Magadan is apparently so undesirable that no one wants the job.

This week, boats take to land; dogs get the recognition they deserve; and human bones are found in an unlikely place.

How one sparsely-populated region in Russia's Far East became a hotbed of protests in 2020.

Putin might be a fan of Trump, but Russian zoo animals apparently aren't.

There are so many things wrong in the case of historian Yuri Dmitriev, it is hard to know where to start.

“Note: this is parody, using #deepfake technology (but the job is there, Donald).”

– Tweet from Kremlin-funded network RT, promoting an ad about its coverage of the US election

This week, Lukashenko turns action hero; chocolate is serious business; and a classic Russian author is proven to be right all along.

What unites Khabarovsk and Minsk?

This week Russians get diet advice, the president of Belarus gets kicked out of a neighboring country, and even cats aren't excused from social distancing.

“If the government thinks that it [wearing masks] is necessary, it should provide them free of charge, just like shoe covers are provided free of charge in medical organizations.”

– Alexander Saversky, President of the Russian organization League of Patients' Defenders, who started a petition against wearing masks

In disappointing-but-not-altogether-unexpected news, a prominent Kremlin critic gets hit with tea-borne poisoning.

Recounting a 2008 meeting with activist Alexei Navalny, before he rose to prominence.