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“A person who would personify the hero of 2020, according to Russians, is honest, decent, and fair (13%). Of the options proposed, Russians most often referred to the heroes of the year as doctors and medical workers (55%), as well as EMERCON employees who save people in emergency situations (31%).”

-Results from a poll by the All-Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion (VTsIOM)on who Russians consider to be the heroes of 2020

A dairy farmer in Russia's coldest village has found a way to keep his cow's udders warm in the dead of winter.

Roscosmos is partnering with foreign space agencies and film studios to create the world’s biggest VR-series on board the ISS.

New research uncovers Russians' attitudes towards swearing.

This week, your mother turns out to be right all along; Aeroflot adapts to COVID; and the European Commission says you can get good, free movies from Russian social media.

A recent survey of the elderly finds that one-fifth of pensioners hope to supplement their income with a blog.

“Maximum conspiracy – this is of utmost importance. No one must be seen.”

– Konstantin Kudryavtsev, suspected as one of the FSB agents responsible for the poisoning of opposition figure Alexei Navalny in August, in a phone call with Navalny

Russians responded to a poll about the most popular movies of 2020, but were generally unable to determine the best ones of this year.

A Russian military aircraft designed to withstand nuclear war has met its match: burglars.

In an astonishingly brazen operation, opposition politician Alexey Navalny pulled the ultimate punk on FSB operative Konstantin Kudryavtsev, who allegedly tried to kill him.

A Moscow Zoo alligator with a rich history has been stuffed and will be on display at a Moscow museum.

There are countless interesting, Russian-related places across North America. We have used the Google Map Engine to show where some of them are.