February 08, 2021 Mimosas (The Flower, Not the Drink) in Sochi By Alexandra Curtis Unusually warm weather brings bright yellow blossoms to the region much earlier than normal. Agriculture Cities & Towns Environment Russia File
February 03, 2021 Russia's Cup of Tea By Alexandra Curtis Russian scientists are attempting to bring tea cultivation to more Northern regions of the country. Agriculture Food & Drink Regions Science Russia File
January 26, 2021 Buffalo is the New Bovine By Alexandra Curtis A new and unusual dairy industry has entered the Moscow region. Agriculture Animals Food & Drink Moscow Russia File
December 30, 2020 Bovine Brassieres By Griffin Edwards A dairy farmer in Russia's coldest village has found a way to keep his cow's udders warm in the dead of winter. Agriculture Animals Internet Russia File
November 01, 2020 Goa and Greenhouses By Darya Grebenshchikova A well-to-do Russian tries to bring his green new ideal to life in a Russian village. Not all goes to plan. Agriculture Rural Life
May 01, 2020 Buy a Goat By Asya Lisina It mows and fertilizes. What could possibly go wrong? Agriculture Animals Rural Life
March 25, 2020 Some Things to Enjoy with Your Stacks of Toilet Paper By The Editors In this week's Odder News: post-Soviet leaders propose innovative treatments for coronavirus, phone chargers go bad, and Russian buyers have an opening in the European real estate market. Agriculture Food & Drink Health Holidays Military Rural Life Odder News
February 24, 2020 Oh, Deer. By Griffin Edwards Sakhalin Island deputies introduce legislation to revive a shrinking livestock trade: reindeer herding. Agriculture Animals Politics Russia File
November 28, 2019 Dumbledovich and the Chamber of Bovine Distractions By Tiffany Zhu Russia is a little out of touch with reality this week: gates lead to nowhere, cows get VR, and bankers think the economy is like Harry Potter. Agriculture Economy Regions The Weekly Russia File
September 06, 2019 Planting the Fourteenth Century By Maria Antonova Russian scientists have restored the steppe of Kulikovo – just as it was when the country's seminal battle was fought in 1380. Agriculture Environment History War
September 01, 2019 Into the Breach By Yulia Skopich Vladimir left the big city to set up a farm in rural Lipetsk Oblast. And he doesn’t regret it one bit. Agriculture Business Regions
July 01, 2019 Hogweed instead of Birches By Natalya Beskhlebnaya The Caucasus had a fast-growing plant that the Soviets wanted to plant up north to use for animal feed. What could possibly go wrong? Agriculture Environment Geography
