In the face of anxiety and uncertainty, sales of books about tarot cards, karma, and other esoteric, spiritual practices are skyrocketing in Russia.

“About the dangers of alcohol, volumes have been written on the benefits of more than one brochure! From lack of education, we walk for five days and crawl for two! And, on Saturday morning, Russia from space looks like.”

– An unintelligible sign alerting Muscovites to the effects of alcohol.

Hundreds of kitties need homes in Novosibirsk – and this lady bought them one.

A new study shows that the percent of Russian kids aged 3-6 using the internet has tripled in the last ten years, among other stats.

The son of one of Putin's buddies was recently named the head of a professional hockey team, with no previous experience.

A deputy from Russia’s Rostov Region, who lives in a home with décor that rivals a tsar’s, is suspected of making some of his money stealing from poor kids. Oh my.

A Krasnodar man, sentenced to serve time for theft, marked his release by doing what he does best.

Good news for anyone with a solid right hook! The Russian Ministry of Sports has deemed fist fighting as an official sport. 

"Let's revive the Soviet school of education. It was the best in the world, everyone has always recognized this, and this is what our legislative proposals should be aimed at. After all, the Unified State Exam is just some kind of torture for young people."

–  Chairman of Russia’s Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin, reminiscing about how the Soviet system of education really made the grade.

Russian national energy company Rosneft has begun a project to create a database of genomes of Russians, which is definitely something a state-held corporation should be doing.

"They are waiting for conversations from us, but not concrete actions.”

– Andrei Alekseenko, the new mayor of Krasnodar, seems to have confused the demands of his citizens.

A robotic turtle with spider-like abilities could be Russia’s next crowd control.