“A man caught the pillow. As it later turned out, it was the driver of the Tomskoe Pivo [Beer] enterprise, and he tried to hastily hide it in his car… The driver was detained.”

– A source in Tomsk region’s law enforcement on the latest developments in the arrest of the town’s mayor

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.

Recent research by HeadHunter has shown that a significant number of Russians want to move to a different region in the country.

News from around Russia, on everything from bicycles to Bunin, from mystery graves to trolleybuses.

Cars and alcohol don't mix, especially when your job is driving a military IFV.

This week, astronauts find some relief, citizens share their shame, and the dangers of sugar may finally be made public.

A businessman in Chita had his fizzy, hoppy side hustle busted this week.

A cleaning woman has found herself the newly-elected head of her village.

A recent study finds that Siberia's air quality may be worse than you'd think.

A recently defeated incumbent politician has turned off the water supply in part of his district. Out of spite.