Can a silver pendant protect you from all diseases? Dr. Pavel insists it can.

How well are Russians observing self-isolation? Yandex knows.

Would Putin really release lions into Russia’s streets?

“This is war. The enemy is invisible, but some lines of the front are clear. Today's difficulties, of course, are far from the horrors known to our history, and that includes the Blockade. That was much worse than today, and scarier.... The noble experience and mysticism of the besieged Hermitage remains with us always and serves as an example.”

- General Director of the State Hermitage Museum Mikhail Piotrovsky, in a Facebook post on how the Hermitage is dealing with the coronavirus pandemic

Masha and the Bear will return for a new season!

“I believe Little Big is the group that will capture Europe's ears. This is the smartest choice. I'm sure they will tear everyone else apart! A lot of respect to Pervyi Kanal.”

- Musical producer Yana Rudkovskaya

Moscow Photographer Oleg Ershov won the International Landscape Photographer of the Year prize, sponsored by Momento Pro.

Cruising the streets of Moscow is better in a stylish car you made yourself.

In which Russia discovers old frescoes, a lost grave, and a new PM. Among other news.

Where do Russians have it the best? Rostat sought to find out.

The weather has been all over the place in Russia, and future forecasts predict more of the same.

“We wanted to draw attention to the problem: a lack of medical masks in pharmacies, the lack of information on the coronavirus. We were not trying to scare our compatriots or laugh at a hot topic. We just set up a social experiment.”

– One of two men fined for their video pranking the coronavirus