If you build it, they will come. Well, they would, if they weren't all practicing social distancing.

Given all that has been going on, we thought it would be a good time to check in with some of the people we have profiled in Piter's People and see how they are doing.

Nothing is sacred when it comes to fighting coronavirus. Not even vodka.

There will surely be some great April Fools' news items this week. These, however, are some that we wish were jokes.

How well are Russians observing self-isolation? Yandex knows.

An Archangelsk police chief is in hot water for using his subordinates to build a banya.

A town in Volgograd Oblast prepares to welcome Gogol's Inspector... again.

Cruising the streets of Moscow is better in a stylish car you made yourself.

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

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

Moscow police have finally arrested a traffic-ticket fugitive.

Looks like Black Friday isn’t the only dangerous shopping day: a Kazan stampede over... bananas.