It was Nikolayev’s birthday, which in ordinary years would always start bright and early... but this was no ordinary year...

News and brief items from around Russia.

Predators, prey, and performance artists take the spotlight in this week’s TWERF.

Summer starts with flies, without ice cream

There’s lots of ways to have fun, whether it be a patriotic holiday or an “unpatriotic” game.

Ticks are good, good grades are bad, and please, don’t drink the water. 

An invincible rocket survives lightning, teachers cosplay as Avengers, and a kid plays on a swing.

Sorry, Bulgakov – the devil didn’t come to Moscow this time, but prizes and panties did.

Sometimes a subway is just that. And sometimes it is not. On the perils of inter-lingual travel...

This week, we bring you three animal stories: wholesome, funny, and one with a twist.

There are wondrous things under the sea… but don’t get in too deep over your head.

Forced to retire from the entertainer’s life at an early age, Victor turned the world into his stage.