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"Because of the coronavirus, I voiced the idea of considering the possibility of not conducting the Unified State Exam this year…”

- Oleg Smolin, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Education and Science

Music soothes the plague-bothered soul. Here are some recent tracks worth listening to.

A look at how the Jesuits, Pope Francis, and Georgetown University all share an interesting connection to Russia.

If you build it, they will come. Well, they would, if they weren't all practicing social distancing.

Given all that has been going on, we thought it would be a good time to check in with some of the people we have profiled in Piter's People and see how they are doing.

Nothing is sacred when it comes to fighting coronavirus. Not even vodka.

Can a silver pendant protect you from all diseases? Dr. Pavel insists it can.

There will surely be some great April Fools' news items this week. These, however, are some that we wish were jokes.

On this day in 1613, a peasant saved the tsar by leading Polish troops into the woods. Or did he?

What happens now that Eurovision is canceled? Little Big would like to know...

“I understand that unpopular measures are being taken, but they are necessary in today's situation. This will allow us to avoid an outbreak of the disease. Measures are temporary: as soon as the peak of the epidemic passes, they will be canceled.”

– Governor Evgeny Kuyvashev on new self-isolation measures being undertaken in his region

30 restored T-34 tanks have arrived in Moscow and now await Victory Day.