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1. Santa Claus, Space Aliens, & Robot Cars: Father Frost gets iced, a space shuttle gets wet, and cars get driven driverlessly. Plus, famous Russian buildings go on vacation, the Romanovs take TV, and Russian smilies); Tags: romanovs, yandex, space, father frost; By Alice E.M. Underwood

2. Putin in Birthdayland and Alice in Wonderland: For Putin's birthday, a fake burger, a real burger, and a puppy. Plus, St. Petersburg rooftops, frogmen, and how to bathe in crude oil.; Tags: Petersburg, burger, Yandex, Putin, Russia; By Alice E.M. Underwood

3. Royal(ish) Weddings and Toys for the Opposition: Getting flak for getting hitched, how fidget spinners foster political dissidence, and a new set of wheels around Russia. Plus dandy pigeons and the best totalitarian tourism.; Tags: uber, yandex, fidget spinners, russia; By Alice E.M. Underwood

4. Baller Ballerinas, Flying Taxis, & Gardens in the Sky: Celebrate soccer with metro-station ballet, explore the galaxy with Yandex, and take a stroll through Moscow's rooftop gardens. Plus the Beatles, Stephen Colbert, and 29 Russian writers.; Tags: beatles, yandex, ballet, soccer, confederations cup, moscow, russia; By Alice E.M. Underwood

5. Bears, boycotts, and busting rhymes: Election aftermath, polar bear attacks, why drivers are against Russia's version of Uber, and maybe even a state secret or two.; Tags: russia, election, duma, parliament, polar bears, arctic, moscow, boycott, yandex; By Alice E.M. Underwood

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On This Day

Notable events on this day in Russian history

1762: Catherine II was crowned at the Assumption Cathedral in Moscow

1917: Bolsheviks won control of the Petrograd Soviet

1935: Service Categories, introduced in 1924 after officer ranks were eliminated, were eliminated in the Red Army. Ranks were introduced that were a mixture of the service categories and more typical rank names.

1957: Peter Aleshkovsky, writer, born.

1998: US and Russia signed agreements to privatize Russia's nuclear progam and to stop plutonium stockpiles and nuclear scientists from leaving the country.