Culture & Customs

In America, people go to country clubs to escape from the drudgery they bear. In Russia, bears escape from country clubs.

At the end of May, a lucky Muscovite heard a ruckus outside his window…

In this week's Odder News, we have mutant dolphins, wild rappers, and (of course) vintage Zhigulis.

Honk honk! There's a swan in the middle of the road. 

Citizens of Krasnoyarsk are figuring out how to make the best out of a pretty water-logged situation. 

Ivan Kupala is a traditional Slavic celebration of the summer solstice, with many pagan and deeply symbolic rituals. How are these ancient customs celebrated and recreated today in modern Russia? 

Russia hosted the world's largest synchronized footrace at the end of May.

In this week's Odder News, Russians are geeked about UFOs, past and present collide, and Steven Seagal becomes a real-life special agent.

The world's luckiest ferret is set to go on the vacation of a lifetime in the Altai mountains. 

Are you a Moscow Maniac or a Petersburg Patrician? It's time to take a side!

A Yakut school's graduating class consisted of only one student, which means he receives all of our congratulations.

Grow parsley for the wrong reason and you could land up in jail.