"Kakov nipudt pakaru!" The classic 1990 movie Hunt for Red October had a $30 million budget. Apparently none of that went towards Russian language coaches.

A TV channel for Russia's space agency will be blasting off in the coming months.

This week: cereal jingles go viral, animal crossings save critters, and paratroopers take a swim in a fountain in celebration. Sounds pretty run-of-the-mill.

How the work of one of Soviet Russia's greatest poets found new life through modern music.

One of Russia's top universities goes online, via Minecraft.

The Russian newspaper has seen changes in its editorial process that have some people worried.

Have you been looking our your window more now that you’re spending more time at home? What do you see? Why not show the world?

This week's Odder News features three survival stories: survival in the Russian wilderness, on the internet, and in a world filled with cell phones.

In which we visit the weird world of the homegrown Russian Buzzfeed.

As opposition protests rock Moscow, we look at how contemporary artists have interpreted the actions of Russia's riot police.

In which we review 12 titles that have been teetering in our review pile and that Russophiles should love.

Help us build a fund to support freelance journalists' travel and research expenses as they seek out stories for us across the expanses of Russia.