December 23, 2020 What Went Wrong “Maximum conspiracy – this is of utmost importance. No one must be seen.” – Konstantin Kudryavtsev, suspected as one of the FSB agents responsible for the poisoning of opposition figure Alexei Navalny in August, in a phone call with Navalny Espionage News Quote
December 21, 2020 "Hitler's Alligator" to Be Displayed A Moscow Zoo alligator with a rich history has been stuffed and will be on display at a Moscow museum. Animals Moscow News Russia File
December 16, 2020 "Map of Resistance" in St. Petersburg “Not working at all is death… The authorities chose a blow worse than a lockdown. Any sane person understands that the coronavirus is terrible. But this does not mean that the coronavirus should kill an industry to the point that it cannot be restored in any way.” - Alexander Konovalov, organizer of the “Map of Resistance,” a group of bars and restaurants in St. Petersburg that plan to defy new coronavirus restrictions calling to close all bars and restaurants from December 30 through January 3 Economy News Quote
December 04, 2020 More than Early Birds and Night Owls Scientists at the RUDN Institute of Medicine have determined more prototypes than just being an early bird or a night owl. Health News Russia File
December 02, 2020 No Cash, It's Cold “The share of completely non-cash customers who use a bank card but do not withdraw cash from an ATM for a month is steadily growing. Now it is 39%, which is 5 percentage points higher than before the pandemic.” – Alexander Vedyakhin, First Deputy Chairman of the Board of Sberbank, on the growing number of clients who are not using cash at all Economy News Quote
November 25, 2020 Slander and Golden Schemes "I will transfer the amounts collected from the slanderers to an orphanage, I will publish a copy of the payment here." – Head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin, writing on his Facebook page that he would donate any proceeds from his suit against three news portals for slander Children News Quote
November 16, 2020 For the Sake of Russia, You're Fired! A Russian non-profit economic organization recently forecasted a way for Russia to achieve better GDP growth: fire ineffective workers. Economy News Russia File
November 11, 2020 Big Little Parody of Little Big's Hit Women in a correctional facility in Russia participated in a competition with a parody of Little Big’s hit “Uno.” Music News Russia File
November 11, 2020 Expiring Diplomas "Today, this absurdity is the rule. Who told you that [a graduate] has not forgotten 95 percent of what he actually studied there?" – Dmitry Peskov, suggesting the idea of instituting an expiration date for university diplomas Education News Quote
November 06, 2020 Humans Descended from Alien Mushrooms A leading Russian journalist has put together research from foreign institutions to make an interesting claim. News Science Russia File
November 04, 2020 Pink Weather and QR-Codes “In general, yes, winter is expected not to be cold. Winter is predicted in this color - I'm even afraid to pronounce the word – pink." – Roman Vilfand, scientific director of Russia’s Hydrometeorological Center, on the colors that will appear this winter on meteorological maps (pink means temperatures higher than norms) Moscow News Quote
October 28, 2020 Hopes for iPhones and Restrictions “Almost the entire first batch of iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro was bought up over the weekend. A number of models with the most popular blue colors have already sold out. The highest demand was for the Pro version, with 70% of customers choosing it. New consignments of goods are expected in the near future.” – Report by MTS, on the popularity of new iPhones in Russia, which sold out at MTS stores within three days Health News Quote