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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.

"Yes, we growl and bite. Yes, we have sharp teeth and strong grip. But we are the prerequisite for progress. We are the antidote against tyranny."

–  Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta Dmitriy Muratov, celebrating the work of journalists on December 10.

King's Cross station has nothing on the city of St. Petersburg, which is now complete with its own Platform 9 3/4, too. 

St. Petersburg's Zenit soccer team had some adorable company on the field in a recent match.

2021 is drawing to a close, which means that we have fascinating data on popular streaming trends in Russian-language music. 

One brave Russian journalist has done great service for the world’s population of domestic cats by taste-testing their vittles.

A Russian tree retailer lends some tips on how to land the perfect spruce you've been pining for. 

In this week's Odder News, Etsy is a threat, a reindeer tries to race a Russian train, and "The Nutcracker" is much harder to see in Russia than in the U.S.

Belugas captured off Russia's Pacific coast since 2018 swam off into the sunset just like the hero of  the 1993 film Osvobodite Villi (Free Willy).

"Any region [of the Russian Federation], a Russian citizen, a Russian person – these are our people. We have never split. Can we help with something in agriculture – please. We will give the last grain, super-elite [grain], so all is well."

–  From the website of Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus, on December 2.

In an unusual turn of events, students in Chelyabinsk protest for more snow in the upcoming year.

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