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Revies of a book on one of the true-crime sources for Crime and Punishment, and a collection of Teffi's stories.

The pirog is quite capable of holding the flag as the most important dish in Russian cuisine. It is a filling, generous, and hearty meal, containing all the major food groups (vegetables, animal protein, grains, and bread) rolled up in one.

We decided to look back on the year that was, to discover which online stories got the most reads and shares in the last year. Out of over 300,000 pageviews, these are three new posts from the past 12 months that came out on top.

San Francisco's hottest new graffiti artist is from Russia.

In this week's Odder News, stay out of the elevator, be careful where you ice skate, and Ivan Urgant says goodbye to 2021 in grand fashion.

The Russian town of Rasskazovo hosts the very first all-Russian sock knitting championship. 

"Since I am also a lawyer, I can act as an attorney for Father Christmas, and remind the plaintiff that Father Christmas fulfills wishes and gives gifts only to good girls and boys. Let him analyze his behavior and, perhaps, find something that has prevented Father Christmas from presenting him with gifts for the New Year holidays. This will be the main line of defense."

–  On December 23, Russian President Vladimir Putin offered to defend Father Christmas after a St. Petersburg lawyer sued the gift-bringer.

Robotic drones are now being used to monitor the ecological situation of Lake Baikal. 

A holiday survey detailed Russians' preference for gift-receiving.

Despite the pandemic (and a bad reputation for a distinctly Russian grimace), it’s not all sad faces in Moscow at the end of 2021.

Florence, Italy, is joining in on the Dostoyevsky anniversary fun.

An annual Russian competition to decide the best school cafeteria cook in all the land was held recently.