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Users of the Russian Facebook equivalent VKontakte try to avoid copyright restrictions by renaming their favourite groups with unusual names to escape detection.
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In Ukraine, Stormtroopers located a place selling illegal herbal highs and took matters into their own hands, and eventually ended up setting fire to the shop.
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New plans have been unveiled to install hanging gardens along Moscow's motorways to protect residents from fumes, but netizens see it as a money-making scheme.
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The American ambassador has condemned a law passed yesterday imposing huge fines on anyone "promoting" homosexuality to children. Netizens offer their rebukes.
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It would appear an unauthorised excursion into Finnish airspace by Russian fighters and bombers took place recently. Netizens blame Russia's version of GPS, Glonass.
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A survey reported today has revealed that most Russians are not proud of their country, with very few of them able to name a single thing they were proud of.
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A bill is being discussed that would see it being made illegal to even be in the woods during fire season, although there are questions about its enforcement.
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Anonymous have posted a video online calling on Russian citizens to protest against the Great Firewall of Russia, but netizens seem not to take it too seriously...
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After lobbying by groups representing creative interests, a bill has been introduced in the State Duma that is aimed at reducing copyright infringement in Russia.
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Vladimir and Lyudmila Putin gave an interview to Rossiya-24 today in which they admitted that they are divorced, putting an end to years of speculation and rumours.
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A fire in the capital's underground train network apparently caused by a short circuit resulted in line closures yesterday from morning rush hour until lunchtime.
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An FSB agent has been photographed at his luxury wedding in Moscow. Netizens discovered pictures on a social networking site, and have posted them for all to see.
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Netizens praise a lorry driver who stopped in the middle of a busy intersection to pick up a cat that had fallen out of a passing jeep, after two women drove past.
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A column of prisoners have been caught on video being marched through city streets by police. Netizens speculate that the column is made up of illegal immigrants.
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A St. Petersburger has been arrested after registering a huge number of migrant workers at his flat illegally, and apparently is facing up to 5 years in prison.
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The first beauty contest at the international tattoo convention in Moscow has been won by Svetlana Ananas, who says she gets a new tattoo "nearly every day".
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A video has gone viral showing a man jumping into a fish tank in a supermarket in Ukraine. Netizens are shocked that he seems to have suffered no ill effects.
Users of the Russian Facebook equivalent VKontakte try to avoid copyright restrictions by renaming their favourite groups with unusual names to escape detection.
In Ukraine, Stormtroopers located a place selling illegal herbal highs and took matters into their own hands, and eventually ended up setting fire to the shop.
New plans have been unveiled to install hanging gardens along Moscow's motorways to protect residents from fumes, but netizens see it as a money-making scheme.
The American ambassador has condemned a law passed yesterday imposing huge fines on anyone "promoting" homosexuality to children. Netizens offer their rebukes.
It would appear an unauthorised excursion into Finnish airspace by Russian fighters and bombers took place recently. Netizens blame Russia's version of GPS, Glonass.
A survey reported today has revealed that most Russians are not proud of their country, with very few of them able to name a single thing they were proud of.
A bill is being discussed that would see it being made illegal to even be in the woods during fire season, although there are questions about its enforcement.
Anonymous have posted a video online calling on Russian citizens to protest against the Great Firewall of Russia, but netizens seem not to take it too seriously...
After lobbying by groups representing creative interests, a bill has been introduced in the State Duma that is aimed at reducing copyright infringement in Russia.
Vladimir and Lyudmila Putin gave an interview to Rossiya-24 today in which they admitted that they are divorced, putting an end to years of speculation and rumours.
A fire in the capital's underground train network apparently caused by a short circuit resulted in line closures yesterday from morning rush hour until lunchtime.
An FSB agent has been photographed at his luxury wedding in Moscow. Netizens discovered pictures on a social networking site, and have posted them for all to see.
Netizens praise a lorry driver who stopped in the middle of a busy intersection to pick up a cat that had fallen out of a passing jeep, after two women drove past.
A column of prisoners have been caught on video being marched through city streets by police. Netizens speculate that the column is made up of illegal immigrants.
A St. Petersburger has been arrested after registering a huge number of migrant workers at his flat illegally, and apparently is facing up to 5 years in prison.
The first beauty contest at the international tattoo convention in Moscow has been won by Svetlana Ananas, who says she gets a new tattoo "nearly every day".
A video has gone viral showing a man jumping into a fish tank in a supermarket in Ukraine. Netizens are shocked that he seems to have suffered no ill effects.
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