Culture & Customs

Russia’s Ministry of Health discussed ways vodka can affect the coronavirus (spoiler alert: not much).

In this week's Odder News, the Moscow Zoo tries a new marketing tactic; a consumer protection agency gives its condom recommendations; and high winds call for desperate measures.

“Should I stock up on buckwheat?”

– Headline of an interview with Mikhail Delyagin, Director of the Institute for Globalization

A Russian woman makes 2 million euros through illicit means.

A town in Volgograd Oblast prepares to welcome Gogol's Inspector... again.

A doctor believes that Russia isn’t ready for vegetarians.

After President Vladimir Putin admitted he wouldn't mind resetting his constitutional term limit, a new meme was born.

Russian alcohol deaths are down, thanks to a mild January.

In this week's Odder News, cheerleaders and lawmakers band together, croquet culture spreads to Russia, and youthful exuberance leads to a joyride.

“I believe Little Big is the group that will capture Europe's ears. This is the smartest choice. I'm sure they will tear everyone else apart! A lot of respect to Pervyi Kanal.”

- Musical producer Yana Rudkovskaya

A public opinion survey reveals that Russians are averse to a woman holding Putin's office.

Moscow Photographer Oleg Ershov won the International Landscape Photographer of the Year prize, sponsored by Momento Pro.