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"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.

A man disturbed the quiet slumber of the dead while looking for a place to catch himself forty winks.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novels may be so psychologically complex for a reason you might not expect.

Despite how weird it looks, birchpunk is a fun and talented hip hop group asking important moral questions.

You no longer need to travel to platform nine and three-quarters to get to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry; Russia now has her very own Hogwarts Express. 

Bad news for Russian language students: it looks like there might soon be some new spelling rules to memorize. 

In this week's Odder News, starling flocks are stunning, Dostoyevsky was a weird guy, and Team Russia bought Team Croatia a ticket to the next World Cup.

Ever wonder about the ideal police officer every Russian citizen dreams of? Look no further!

"I knew Hafez Assad, I knew Saddam Hussein, I knew Muammar Gaddafi. We had very good and close relationships with them. We met with them. I'll tell you, the greatest thinkers!”

– President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko name drops on November 10.

An unusually warm fall is leading to some unusually beautiful blossoms in Sochi this year. 

As if COVID hadn't forced enough kids to learn from home, the prospect of wolf attacks are doing the same thing in the Ugra region.