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300 years of book burnings, banishments, and censorship in Russian books.

In this issue we look at the shape of things Russian.

“I noticed that there are places here, shall we say, for contemplation.” said a Duma deputy, referring to… the bathroom. He continued: “And when important issues are being discussed, they should broadcast it there.”

A Siberian city looks to beautify itself with an excessive amount of flowers.

In this week's Odder News, regions work on ethnic villages, presidents get songs written about them, and coronavirus countermeasures take a surprising twist.

195 years ago today Russian literature was born when a certain Yevgeny showed up.

Where do Russians have it the best? Rostat sought to find out.

The weather has been all over the place in Russia, and future forecasts predict more of the same.

“Maslenitsa week is usually accompanied by all sorts of food excesses, including plentiful blini eating. And in this regard, any overeating is harmful to the body.”

– Member of the State Duma Committee on Health Protection Dr. Boris Mendelevich on the potential pitfalls of eating too many blini

Sakhalin Island deputies introduce legislation to revive a shrinking livestock trade: reindeer herding.

Five Russian oblasts have schooled the rest in good socio-economic policy, according to recent awards from the Expert Institute of Social Research.