Russia’s latest power couple, from Kaliningrad, is headed to the semifinals of the Leaders of Russia contest.

A study finds that the majority of Russians don't understand AI, just like the rest of us.

Russian banks to start testing biometric ATMs. This is probably a good idea.

The Russian Postal Service made more than 170 millionaires in 2019.

Looks like Black Friday isn’t the only dangerous shopping day: a Kazan stampede over... bananas.

You won't believe how much a woman in Chelyabinsk is asking for her 1000R bill.

The first months of 1920 was a dark time in Russia. The Civil War was grinding to its grim conclusion and intellectuals were in the crosshairs.

After being made redundant as a lighthouse keeper on a remote White Sea island, Lyudmila has taken it upon herself to defend her dying village from government indifference.

Russia is a little out of touch with reality this week: gates lead to nowhere, cows get VR, and bankers think the economy is like Harry Potter.

Can samogon predict recessions? Can a balloon seduce Elon Musk? And can Putin grow babies in labs? Find out this and more in this week’s TWERF.

Some off-the-cuff dacha recipes for you (summer seems like too relaxed a time for exacting recipes).

The features in this issue have something in common. And it's not necessarily what you might expect.