“I think we're close to establishing Tesla's presence in Russia, and that would be great. And more broadly, also in Kazakhstan and neighboring regions.”

– On May 21, entrepreneur Elon Musk announced that the Tesla line would soon make it to markets in Russia, Kazakhstan and other CIS countries.

These competitors will gladly dig their own graves, but only if it means victory.

Yeliseyevsky Food Emporium in Moscow closes its doors after 120 years selling groceries in a completely incongruent physical space.

Soon American coins won't be the only "scents" that are exchanged inside Sberbank's buildings, as Russia's national bank plans to introduce its own perfume. 

For all your zombie apocalypse / Texas boar hunting / frontier bank-robbing needs, we present the Russian revolver shotgun.

A dying Soviet "monotown" in the Arctic is saved by cryptocurrency mining and online pie stores.

A Russian nine-year-old is in the spotlight for inspiring a new stuffed animal for Ikea. 

The Russian Duma is seriously considering putting a slow end to the dolphin and whale display industry.

Russia's Ministry of Industry and Trade has thrown its support behind a measure for distance-selling alcohol.

A Russian executive is under house arrest after it was discovered that she employed more than a dozen nonexistent employees for her own gain.

This week, Lada outdoes itself; emergency services fall short; and cows (and men) finally get the appreciation they're due.

This week, we've got brand-new guns, poachers from an unlikely place, and the frozen north gets an internet connection.