“A man caught the pillow. As it later turned out, it was the driver of the Tomskoe Pivo [Beer] enterprise, and he tried to hastily hide it in his car… The driver was detained.”

– A source in Tomsk region’s law enforcement on the latest developments in the arrest of the town’s mayor

The position of mayor in the Far East town of Magadan is apparently so undesirable that no one wants the job.

Moscow Region's Ecology Ministry tells residents not to smile at foxes.

How one sparsely-populated region in Russia's Far East became a hotbed of protests in 2020.

This week, officials make outrageous demands, maps cost a man his job, and science meets geopolitics.

This week, astronauts find some relief, citizens share their shame, and the dangers of sugar may finally be made public.

This week, Siberian tigers earn someone fame; sniffer dogs combat coronavirus; and cats become savvy – some might say spoiled – train passengers.

A cleaning woman has found herself the newly-elected head of her village.

Who says Russians are cold and inscrutable? Kamchatka's new "Ministry of Happiness" seeks to spread joy and wellbeing.

Karma (and alcohol) lead a man in Sakhalin Island to have an eventful 24 hours.

A recently defeated incumbent politician has turned off the water supply in part of his district. Out of spite.

Russia's election commission performed a "large-scale investigation" into tree stumps used as polling places. Only (?) three cases were found.