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11. The Tram from Hell

Leave it to Russia to come up with the absolutely most punk-rock way to remove snow. 

Tags: video, snow, Urals, Chelyabinsk, tram
12. Poisonous Furniture, Rugs, and Rail Carts

In this week's Odder News, report yourself to the police for easy snow removal, watch out for poison in your sofa, and don't forget to wipe your feet on the rug on the way in.

Tags: snow, furniture, rugs, borders, diplomats, North Korea, lipetsk
13. The Kingdom of Eternal Permafrost

With abnormally cold weather in Yakutsk, Russian TV news channels have been promoting the city's Kingdom of Permafrost and annual ice sculpture competition.

Tags: museums, glacier, snow, ice, Siberia, yakutsk, Yakutia
14. Как снег на голову!

An effective way to accumulate new vocabulary is to learn words and phrases that have the same root.

Tags: language, weather, snow
15. Snowboarder v. Snowbird

Snowboarder and filmmaker Igor Popelyukh was enjoying himself off-piste at Sheregesh Ski Resort in Kemerovo Region when a large grouse got seriously pissed off.

Tags: snow, siberia, animals
16. The Road to Nowhere

This week, Russians are caught in the act by means of butter, watermelon, and a controversial color

Tags: police, Ukraine, st. petersburg, Petersburg, Far East, snow, ice, food, corruption, bribes, bribery, baikal, lake baikal, Siberia
17. Black Snow, Brown Bears, and Sore Losers

Two bears (Bers) meet very different fates. Meanwhile, black ice gets a whole new meaning.

Tags: bears, Tver, snow, Siberia
18. Groundhog Day, Russia Edition

Punxsutawney Phil ordered six more weeks of winter for the States, but the weather is getting much weirder in Russia: record-breaking snow and locusts, to start with. 

Tags: Groundhog Day, Volgograd, Moscow, locusts, snow
By Irina Bukharin
19. Burger Bucks, Dyeing of Shame, and Flying Ballerinas

Burger King makes money (its own), broke taxi passengers turn green, and summertime snow. Plus, a ballerina with a backup plan, Borodino, and the Museum of Death. 

Tags: borodino, snow, cryptocurrency, burger king, russia
By Alice E.M. Underwood
20. The spy who stayed out in the cold

Some people see spies everywhere. Other people just see dumpsters, birds, snow, dogs, boars, or artists seeking political asylum. (That's at least 4 separate stories).

Tags: russia, lavrov, spies, snow, pavlensky, politics
By Alice E.M. Underwood

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