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This cute 2-year-old girl is an absolute expert on car marques, as her dad pulls her scooter back, she names almost all of the cars just from looking at them.
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Maria Sharapova comes top of a list of 100% celebrities in Russia, ranked by press mentions, income, and search engine queries for their name. Netizens unimpressed.
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A video of Vladimir Putin catching a huge fish in Tuva has been trending on the runet, but netizens are unconvinced about the Russian president's fishing skills.
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In news reminiscent of the Usual Suspects' "New York's Finest Taxi Service", Russian police in Moscow are suspected of offering illegal escort services to VIPs.
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Footage of a helicopter crash in the Russian town of Sochi, soon to be home to the winter Olympics, has been trending on the runet. Fortunately, no-one was injured.
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A thirty-five-year old Transnistrian decided to test his new boots by firing an air rifle at them – while he was still wearing them. Doctors removed the pellet.
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A woman in Lipetsk was found by rescuers in a rather compromising position after her head got stuck in between the railings in her communal stairwell during sex.
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Russia's most prominent opposition politician, Alexei Navalny, was yesterday sentenced to 5 years in prison for embezzling money, in a move he says is political.
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Netizens express their great pride in their military forces as a video of the Russian navy beating the Americans at a game of tug-of-war appears on the internet.
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A group of pastafarian lawyers have petitioned the Moscow local government to recognise the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster as a genuine religion in Russia.
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This video of a dog approaching a sleeping cat, who then wakes up in shock has gone viral on the Runet, netizens laughing and choosing sides in the timeless war.
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Three Uzbeks are in hospital after accidentally setting off a WWII shell while trying to cut off its detonator to sell off as scrap metal. Netizens are amused.
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The head of the Chechen Republic has once again hit the headlines after referring to statistics about human rights as "dirt", and "little things" at a meeting.
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In an unusually brave and daring manoeuvre, an apparently homeless woman sneaks up behind a group of men drinking in a garage, and takes a bag from behind them.
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A giant roll of melted asphalt wraps itself around the wheels of a Russian policeman's car as he drives along under the blazing hot sun, much to his dismay.
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Netizens are outraged by news that the average salary of a Russian civil servant is to more than double in the coming five years, according to the Finance Ministry.
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New documents leaked by Edward Snowden show that the USA have unfettered access to most of Russia's internet traffic via a hub in Germany. Netizens don't care.
This cute 2-year-old girl is an absolute expert on car marques, as her dad pulls her scooter back, she names almost all of the cars just from looking at them.
Maria Sharapova comes top of a list of 100% celebrities in Russia, ranked by press mentions, income, and search engine queries for their name. Netizens unimpressed.
A video of Vladimir Putin catching a huge fish in Tuva has been trending on the runet, but netizens are unconvinced about the Russian president's fishing skills.
In news reminiscent of the Usual Suspects' "New York's Finest Taxi Service", Russian police in Moscow are suspected of offering illegal escort services to VIPs.
Footage of a helicopter crash in the Russian town of Sochi, soon to be home to the winter Olympics, has been trending on the runet. Fortunately, no-one was injured.
A thirty-five-year old Transnistrian decided to test his new boots by firing an air rifle at them – while he was still wearing them. Doctors removed the pellet.
A woman in Lipetsk was found by rescuers in a rather compromising position after her head got stuck in between the railings in her communal stairwell during sex.
Russia's most prominent opposition politician, Alexei Navalny, was yesterday sentenced to 5 years in prison for embezzling money, in a move he says is political.
Netizens express their great pride in their military forces as a video of the Russian navy beating the Americans at a game of tug-of-war appears on the internet.
A group of pastafarian lawyers have petitioned the Moscow local government to recognise the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster as a genuine religion in Russia.
This video of a dog approaching a sleeping cat, who then wakes up in shock has gone viral on the Runet, netizens laughing and choosing sides in the timeless war.
Three Uzbeks are in hospital after accidentally setting off a WWII shell while trying to cut off its detonator to sell off as scrap metal. Netizens are amused.
The head of the Chechen Republic has once again hit the headlines after referring to statistics about human rights as "dirt", and "little things" at a meeting.
In an unusually brave and daring manoeuvre, an apparently homeless woman sneaks up behind a group of men drinking in a garage, and takes a bag from behind them.
A giant roll of melted asphalt wraps itself around the wheels of a Russian policeman's car as he drives along under the blazing hot sun, much to his dismay.
Netizens are outraged by news that the average salary of a Russian civil servant is to more than double in the coming five years, according to the Finance Ministry.
New documents leaked by Edward Snowden show that the USA have unfettered access to most of Russia's internet traffic via a hub in Germany. Netizens don't care.
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