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1. More Chekhov to Enjoy

Reviewing a new volume of Chekhov's earliest work, on the writer's 166th birthday.

Tags: humor, literature, chekhov
2. Memes For Our Times

We explain ten recent memes that best capture the current sociopolitical mood across a large subset of Russian society.

Tags: internet, dissent, humor
3. Moleshine, Anyone?

A mole-infused moonshine drink has burrowed through the Russian internet.

Tags: alcohol, humor, pop culture, internet
4. Let Sleeping Cops Lie

A man arrested for disorderly conduct escaped when his guard dozed off.

Tags: humor, crime, police
5. (NOT) Morgenshtern

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

Tags: journalism, social media, independent media, humor, news, morgenshtern, rap
6. The New Year's Fairytale Nobody Asked For

A little girl from Moscow just asked for a robotic toy dog, but instead, she got a rather unusual tale from one of Russia's head political leaders. 

Tags: fairy tales, new year's eve, New Year, politics, humor, toys, gifts
7. Putin's Pooches

On this, Vladimir Putin's 69th birthday, we are reminded that even authoritarian leaders are softies for good dogs. Maybe especially so?

Tags: humor, politics, government, dogs, putin
8. A Corgi Coronation

The third annual Corgi Ball took place outside Moscow, and yes, it was just as cute as it sounds like it would be. 

Tags: humor, creative, corgi, cute, Moscow, dog, dogs
9. Bring Out the Chainsaw!

As policy dictates, election staff must now dispose of unused ballots in Russia's State Duma elections – and you’ll find that some have been cutting corners. Chainsaw, anyone?

Tags: humor, state duma, federal assembly, duma, ballots, election
10. What's in a Name?

Yandex.Maps has completed a surprising study of all the places in Russia, and they even figured out how to get from the Moon to Mars. 

Tags: alphabet, travel, Internet, humor, village, towns, cities, yandex

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