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Approximately 600 fishermen were stuck on an ice floe, despite being warned about the dangerous ice.

A Russian comedian made a joke and then decided he needed to flee the country to avoid arrest.

A former KGB agent recently claimed that many Soviet celebrities, including multiple famous actors, were agents of the “special services."

A study finds that the majority of Russians don't understand AI, just like the rest of us.

A woman was held hostage by her pet. For two days.

In this week's Odder News: a forgetful traveler, spaceman transport, and the seal of approval.

Military reenactors mark the 76th anniversary of the lifting of the siege of Leningrad with plenty of pyrotechnics.

Russian banks to start testing biometric ATMs. This is probably a good idea.

“We creatively solve any problems: from opening a bottle to paying taxes.”

– Russian musician Sergei Shnurov, on the Russian people.

Siberian sable fur was once Russia's biggest luxury export, but now we can't get enough of Instagram star Umora, the sable inspiring Russians to never look at fur coats again.

Muscovites are no longer in the dark about the amount of sunlight they got in December: just eight hours.

This popular holiday tradition has believers plunging into ice-cold water… voluntarily!