October 02, 2020 Let's Take a Walk... in Space Russian astronauts are preparing for two spacewalks in coming months. News Space Russia File
September 30, 2020 Damaging Food and The Fight against Coronavirus “You see, this is all the food industry. Unfortunately, the food industry is killing us on par with tobacco.” – Doctor and TV presenter Alexander Myasnikov, on the common mistakes people make when they’re trying to eat right Food & Drink News Quote
September 24, 2020 It's a Bird, a Plane... nope, a Secret Chinese Spacecraft A Russian radio fan managed to detect data from a secret Chinese spacecraft. News Space Russia File
September 22, 2020 Wash Your Shoes, but Not Here Five men recorded themselves washing their shoes in a holy site in Kaliningrad. Then they overshared. Cities & Towns News Russia File
September 09, 2020 Space Shoes, Putin's Proposal, and Tanks Take First “This is a special lightweight shoe, which is currently the lightest possible in the world, so that there is no additional load (when it is delivered to orbit).” – Press release from Faradei shoe company, which recently developed a special shoe for astronauts Cities & Towns News Space Quote
September 08, 2020 Pay with Your Face A new video surveillance system in Moscow’s metro will enable passengers to pay with a scan of their face. Moscow News Russia File
August 31, 2020 Russia's Instamamas Forbes recently released a list of the highest-earning Instagram bloggers in Russia, several of whom use their account to share details of motherhood. Internet News Pop Culture Russia File
August 26, 2020 Can't Mask This “If the government thinks that it [wearing masks] is necessary, it should provide them free of charge, just like shoe covers are provided free of charge in medical organizations.” – Alexander Saversky, President of the Russian organization League of Patients' Defenders, who started a petition against wearing masks News Politics Quote
August 25, 2020 Nothing Suspicious Here... In disappointing-but-not-altogether-unexpected news, a prominent Kremlin critic gets hit with tea-borne poisoning. Espionage Government News Politics Russia File
August 19, 2020 Leaders Say the Darndest Things “Thank you, I have said everything. You can shout 'Leave'.” – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in response to workers at the Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant Health News Quote
August 12, 2020 Criminal QR-Codes Be careful what QR-codes you scan in Russia, you may be opening yourself up to fraud. Economy News Russia File
August 05, 2020 Rumors and Mistakes “I have nothing to share.” – Comedian Maksim Galkin in response to journalists asking him about rumors of divorce between him and his wife, the musical icon Alla Pugacheva. Health News Pop Culture Quote