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Who, what, where, and why: the kerfuffle over a few aviation cadets and their posting of a slightly racy video online. And how average Russians rose to defend them.

Tracking down the meme of dark materials set in motion by the Russian president.

On how the Kremlin is handling online dissent and youth culture.

A look at Russian dreams and memes.

Russian businessmen, artists, activists and dreamers are embracing crowdfunding as a way to drum up financial support for projects that cannot attract state funding or loans.

A look at how the Pokemon craze is playing out in Russia.

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