Culture & Customs

The world's youngest female pilot to circumnavigate the globe recently stopped in Russia's Far East.

In this week's Odder News, gigolos must be stopped in Russia, Yappy might take over TikTok, and "Timothée Chalamet" promotes Russian pastries.

A deputy from Russia’s Rostov Region, who lives in a home with décor that rivals a tsar’s, is suspected of making some of his money stealing from poor kids. Oh my.

King's Cross station has nothing on the city of St. Petersburg, which is now complete with its own Platform 9 3/4, too. 

St. Petersburg's Zenit soccer team had some adorable company on the field in a recent match.

2021 is drawing to a close, which means that we have fascinating data on popular streaming trends in Russian-language music. 

One brave Russian journalist has done great service for the world’s population of domestic cats by taste-testing their vittles.

In this week's Odder News, Etsy is a threat, a reindeer tries to race a Russian train, and "The Nutcracker" is much harder to see in Russia than in the U.S.

In an unusual turn of events, students in Chelyabinsk protest for more snow in the upcoming year.

A Krasnodar man, sentenced to serve time for theft, marked his release by doing what he does best.

Winter is here, and ice swimmers are diving in across Russia.

Good news for anyone with a solid right hook! The Russian Ministry of Sports has deemed fist fighting as an official sport.