This week, we've got brand-new guns, poachers from an unlikely place, and the frozen north gets an internet connection.

Yandex.Food releases fascinating data on the most popular foods for takeout this year.

This week, puddles get the spotlight, weapons become instruments, and the life of a sausage tycoon ends abruptly at the business end of a crossbow.

A businessman in Chita had his fizzy, hoppy side hustle busted this week.

A Russian arms company is working towards a sniper rifle with a range of nearly five miles.

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

Some of Russia's less-traveled regions are hoping to grow a booming ecotourism sector.

Russia's iconic domestic car has been the highest-selling automobile in the last six months.

Yandex, Russia's Google almost-equivalent, is making moves to expand with products including "YaBank," "YaSafe," and "YaCash."

Data from Rosstat indicates that the median Russian monthly salary is R35,000 (approximately $480).

When environmentalists sounded the alarm this time about a spill of diesel fuel from a power station reserve tank near Nadezhda Metallurgical Plant, the government response was uncharacteristically serious.

A deep dive into the history and philosophy behind Tetris, and the reasons why it has managed to stay relevant for so long and will probably still be in the future.