October 07, 2020 Not-So-Fresh Siberian Air A recent study finds that Siberia's air quality may be worse than you'd think. Cities & Towns Environment Health Russia File
July 05, 2020 Saving Steelhead in Kamchatka This beautiful film from YETI on an enviro-tourism effort to save Steelhead in Kamchatka is our video of the week. Environment Regions Sports Video of the Week
July 01, 2020 Arctic Wake-Up Call When environmentalists sounded the alarm this time about a spill of diesel fuel from a power station reserve tank near Nadezhda Metallurgical Plant, the government response was uncharacteristically serious. Business Environment Regions
July 01, 2020 Trampolines, Lava and the Constitution News, quotes and tidbits from around Russia. Economy Environment Urban Life
July 01, 2020 The Romance of the Earth Half a century ago, the profession of geologist was both popular and revered in Russia, shrouded in a halo of romance and adventure. We see what it is like today, first-hand. Environment Regions Science
July 01, 2020 Owls of the Eastern Ice An excerpt from a new book about a quest to find an elusive owl, in which an expedition member tells a harrowing tale of survival. Environment Regions Science
June 30, 2020 Russia's Stone Belt: The Urals Find out what the deal is with Russia's stone belt – the Ural Mountains. Environment Geography Travel Russia File
June 25, 2020 Odd Places, Odd Things This week's we feature a smattering of things that are somewhere they shouldn't be, including drugs, tanks, mammoths, kids, and (of course) Lenin. Children Environment Government Health History Holidays Law Military Moscow Science War Odder News
June 18, 2020 Help for Grooms, Swimmers are Doomed, and a Prisoner's Rooms This week we have grants for bride-stealing, anthropomorphic cakes, prisoners (and guards) walking on glass, and important advice for your next trip to Chelyabinsk. Customs Environment Food & Drink Health Law Moscow Music Transportation Odder News
June 11, 2020 New Trams, Old Memes, and New Monuments for Old Villages This week's Odder News features monuments for dead villages, ancient memes, and a mirror for Putin. Cities & Towns Environment Health Internet Pop Culture Social Issues St. Petersburg Transportation Odder News
June 04, 2020 Lost Tombstones, Shootouts, and Social Support for Reindeer Herders This week's Odder News reads like a bad movie, full of forgotten headstones, zombies, and a disagreement settled with firearms. Environment History Moscow Science Social Issues Space Transportation Urban Life Odder News
May 28, 2020 Quite a Thursday Here's a #TBT for you with some interesting variety: a poet, a pilot, and a natural disaster. Environment History Literature Moscow Regions TBT