February 17, 2021 From Tvorog to Protests Natalia was raised between downtown St. Petersburg and a small village. She is passionate about sharing all aspects of Russian life: both the good and the bad. Food & Drink Regions Food Stories
February 16, 2021 Snow Leopards Dream of Electric-Fenced Sheep This creative conservation project benefits both the endangered snow leopards in the Altai region and local farmers and their livestock. Animals Environment Regions Rural Life
February 15, 2021 Russian Government Goes Super Saiyan on Anime Sorry, nerds: Russia has banned certain Japanese cartoons due to concerns of violence. Children Culture Film & TV Social Issues
February 15, 2021 You Think You Know Russia? Perhaps Russia Knows You... Get out your aluminum foil hats, folks. It seems the Soviets got ESP down decades ago. Espionage History Science
February 14, 2021 An Ode to the Hovercraft Russia is a land of many mysteries. The greatest of all, of course, is this: What's the deal with Russians and their hovercraft? Geography Government Transportation Travel
February 12, 2021 Call the Cossack Cybersquad Russia's solution to social media profanity? Cossacks, of course! History Internet Social Issues
February 11, 2021 Sputnik Rap, Dolls, and Animal Skulls In this week's Odder News, how one man spent his pandemic, prisoners teach us how to get out of the pandemic, and a new video game connects you to the Russian police. Law Music
February 11, 2021 A Valentine Gift: He and She In which we review Him & Her, Daria Geller’s marvelous, heartbreaking, new short film, inspired by Chekhov’s “Он и Она” (properly, “He and She”). A perfect film to enjoy for Valentine's Day. Film & TV Men Women
February 10, 2021 Thanks, Doc Moscovites are thanking medical professionals during the Coronavirus pandemic the best way they know how to: colorful Metro trains. Health Moscow Transportation
February 10, 2021 War of the Potties “Shocking! You don’t say – a toilet, right in the home! And a double-sized bed. Even Putin sleeps more modestly, and has to go out into the yard of Gelendzhik [to do his business].” – On February 7th, Twitter user Kön de Labre, Inostrannyj Agent, Jr. (@KStatator) bled concern for Putin’s modest living. Architecture Internet Politics
February 09, 2021 A Pixelated Palace for Putin Now you, too, can experience the glamor of Putin's Black Sea palace without the pricetag in the digital worlds of Minecraft. Internet Politics Pop Culture
February 08, 2021 Mimosas (The Flower, Not the Drink) in Sochi Unusually warm weather brings bright yellow blossoms to the region much earlier than normal. Agriculture Cities & Towns Environment
