Despite how weird it looks, birchpunk is a fun and talented hip hop group asking important moral questions.

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

Three Russian cities are set to host the country's first unmanned taxis. What could go wrong?

Russia's “Promobot” is more efficient than the teacher with eyes in the back of her head.

A poor two-legged pooch needs a lending paw, and Novosibirsk veterinarians 3D-print her a pair of two prosthetics.

In this week's Odder News, a skydiver plunges into family breakfast, Russian and American actors fly into space, and robots are taking over.

“Sex after administration of the vaccine does not cause any side effects in people of any age. As a matter of fact, sexual activity provides a lot of satisfaction and pleasure. People’s fears go away, as sex 'turns off' the head and relieves stress.”

– Sexologist sexologist Andrei Lygachin, refuting the idea that individuals should avoid sex after being vaccinated against COVID-19.

Is there anything that could make cheese any better than it already is? A new patent in cheese-making with an unusual ingredient is attempting to do just that. 

“I think he has already been born. I think he is already in school studying or in kindergarten. And of course, he is not alone. A great country will certainly appear.”

– On June 5, Dmitry Rogozin, head of Roscosmos, on where the Russian Elon Musk is.

After a year of education through computer screens and the internet, one Russian school looks to bring the screens back into the physical classroom with a robotic teacher. 

A sixty-year-old Christmas present reveals how Soviet archaeologists perceived their craft.

Death comes in many guises in the two mystery/suspense novels we review in this issue.