A pensioner was fined for highlighting voter fraud in Russia's recent round of constitutional amendments.

This week, Lukashenko turns action hero; chocolate is serious business; and a classic Russian author is proven to be right all along.

In disappointing-but-not-altogether-unexpected news, a prominent Kremlin critic gets hit with tea-borne poisoning.

Recounting a 2008 meeting with activist Alexei Navalny, before he rose to prominence.

The President of Russia's neighboring Belarus says he had coronavirus, but even that didn't keep him down.

This week, we're warned once again to be careful on the internet; priests use their powers for good; and criminals have never been so dang cute.

Russian lawmakers seek to boost the economy – and citizens' heart rates – by providing vouchers for workout classes.

This week, Spotify comes to Russia, Crimea is a hot tourist destination (like always), and three cases of corruption: one big, one small, and one straight out of a spy movie.

A Lenin statue in Russia's Far East temporarily sported a new 'do.

This week, drivers' licenses get a much-overdue update, utility bills make headlines, and we learn that pirates abound in Russia. 

Russian grammar is tough, even for the Russians that make official constitutional-referendum ballots.

This week's we feature a smattering of things that are somewhere they shouldn't be, including drugs, tanks, mammoths, kids, and (of course) Lenin.