This week's Odder News features reckless youths, especially unfortunate COVID infections, and new recommendations for surviving the Russian cold.

A bus driver in Kaliningrad has become internet-famous after video surfaced of them changing gears with what looks like a mop.

This week, we mark the end of 2020 with transportation stats, social media monitoring, and preparations for wild celebrations.

A dairy farmer in Russia's coldest village has found a way to keep his cow's udders warm in the dead of winter.

This week, your mother turns out to be right all along; Aeroflot adapts to COVID; and the European Commission says you can get good, free movies from Russian social media.

A recent survey of the elderly finds that one-fifth of pensioners hope to supplement their income with a blog.

This week, Lada outdoes itself; emergency services fall short; and cows (and men) finally get the appreciation they're due.

This week, the Russian army gets new toys; a university administrator doesn't quit while he's ahead; and Lukashenko keeps doing his thing, much to our chagrin.

This week, we've got brand-new guns, poachers from an unlikely place, and the frozen north gets an internet connection.

Yandex.Food releases fascinating data on the most popular foods for takeout this year.

This week, puddles get the spotlight, weapons become instruments, and the life of a sausage tycoon ends abruptly at the business end of a crossbow.

Unexpected nude photos of Nicholas II appeared online last week, causing quite a stir, despite being more than a century old.