June 30, 2020 Lighten Up, Russia Experts report that Russian drinking habits over the last couple of months have gotten a bit lighter. Economy Food & Drink Health Statistics Russia File
June 25, 2020 Odd Places, Odd Things This week's we feature a smattering of things that are somewhere they shouldn't be, including drugs, tanks, mammoths, kids, and (of course) Lenin. Children Environment Government Health History Holidays Law Military Moscow Science War Odder News
June 18, 2020 Help for Grooms, Swimmers are Doomed, and a Prisoner's Rooms This week we have grants for bride-stealing, anthropomorphic cakes, prisoners (and guards) walking on glass, and important advice for your next trip to Chelyabinsk. Customs Environment Food & Drink Health Law Moscow Music Transportation Odder News
June 16, 2020 A Feather in Petersburg's Cap St. Petersburg's deputy governor put forth a compelling reason for his city's more lax coronavirus regulations, compared to Moscow's. Education Government Health St. Petersburg Russia File
June 11, 2020 New Trams, Old Memes, and New Monuments for Old Villages This week's Odder News features monuments for dead villages, ancient memes, and a mirror for Putin. Cities & Towns Environment Health Internet Pop Culture Social Issues St. Petersburg Transportation Odder News
June 10, 2020 Snakes and Self-Isolation “It’s not clear how he found himself at school: maybe someone threw him out or he crawled away. As our specialist said, the python is full. Such an animal is able to swallow even a cat. And it’s a great happiness that no one was hurt.” – Alena Shibanova, a representative from the Good Home Animal Shelter, on a two-meter python found near a school in Kineshma Animals Health Quote
June 10, 2020 Museum's Modern Masks The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts has found a contemporary way to display classic works of art. Art Health Russia File
June 09, 2020 Testing, Testing, One, Two, Three... Human testing of a coronavirus vaccine is set to begin in Russia, and you, too, can fulfill your dream of being a guinea pig. Government Health Science Russia File
June 08, 2020 Dog Days As summer begins, a Russian doctor explains how to combat "weather pains." Film & TV Health Humor Russia File
June 03, 2020 Misplaced Global Anxiety? “It’s all bullsh*t… It’s all exaggerated. It’s an acute respiratory disease with minimal mortality.” -Alexander Myasnikov, appointed in April as Russia’s head of coronavirus information Health News Quote
May 28, 2020 Car Crashes, Art, and Bikinis This week arts and crafts flourish under quarantine; a heatwave hits an unlikely place, and coronavirus fashion hits a new high (or low?). Animals Art Health Moscow Science Women Odder News
May 27, 2020 Poetic Graffiti, Self-Isolation, and Skyrocketing Views “On the day of his 80th birthday, Brodsky returned to Pestel Street—he is looking directly at his balcony in the house where he lived, those same one and a half rooms from where he left forever. But poets always return.” – Creators of a large graffiti display depicting the poet Joseph Brodsky Culture Health Pop Culture Quote