A burgeoning new (joke) media company is founded by none other than Russia's top rapper, Morgenshtern.

How much would you pay for a feline once caressed by the hands of Russian President Vladimir Putin?

Start the new year off right by adding a little more Russian art to your social media platforms. 

TikTok isn’t just for kiddies these days. The video streaming platform offers a range of people, such as those of Russia’s many ethnic groups, the opportunity to educate others about their cultures.

In this week's Odder News, gigolos must be stopped in Russia, Yappy might take over TikTok, and "Timothée Chalamet" promotes Russian pastries.

2021 is drawing to a close, which means that we have fascinating data on popular streaming trends in Russian-language music. 

In this week's Odder News, Etsy is a threat, a reindeer tries to race a Russian train, and "The Nutcracker" is much harder to see in Russia than in the U.S.

 In which a Siberian Lynx is caught waiting for the bus, just like the rest of us. 

The Moscow Regional Coronavirus Headquarters are using all the available weapons at their disposal to fight the spread of COVID-19, and they've pulled out their biggest gun yet: cat memes. 

Researchers in Novosibirsk are working to develop the world's first Russian Sign Language-to-text translator. 

"Because of e-sports, we are losing future great athletes who could become Olympic champions.”

– Svetlana Zhurova, State Duma Deputy and Olympic Champion, commenting on the recent (sedentary) victory of the Russian cybersports group Team Spirit.

The internet has been talking about Ilya Repin's painting Barge Haulers on the Volga a lot lately but, as usual, it is ignoring history.