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A man chained his son to a radiator to punish him for smoking "spice", a type of herbal high. The boy called police after a day because he couldn't eat or drink.
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In the Kuzbass, at least 700 people have taken part in an event that saw them skiing down a hill in swimsuits. This breaks the previous record: 500, set in Canada.
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Vyborg city authorities have tried to ban a battle re-enactment for being insufficiently patriotic, despite being told they have no jurisdiction in the matter.
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Simple pleasures on the Runet: many netizens have fallen in love with this cute video of a cat playing with a vacuum cleaner, and its reaction to the suction.
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Video has emerged of Vladimir Putin berating ministers and threatening to dissolve government over what would seem to be a lack of progress on 2012 directives.
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The Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry has announced that Madonna is in fact an illegal migrant worker, pursuant to an investigation instigated by Vitaly Milonov.
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Dmitry Medvedev has announced to the Labour Ministry that the number of Russia's poor has decreased threefold, netizens wonder how he has arrived at this statistic.
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The mufti in the Tyumen Oblast of Russia has advised all Russian women to dress appropriately during the spring and summer, which makes many netizens unhappy.
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A Belarusian music TV channel appears to have been the victim of an engineer sabotaging the usual programming with a song that is allegedly banned and a porn film.
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The diary of 16 year old Lena Mukhina, a survivor of the Leningrad Blockade is being published in Germany. The Siege of Leningrad was history's most destructive.
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While Putin plays with two of his dogs, questions are asked on the Runet: What happened to his other dog, a Caucasian shepherd called Connie? And his wedding ring?
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A man whose car was stolen in St. Petersburg 2 months ago found it again in Irkutsk on a car trading website. He is still fighting for the police to return his car.
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Netizens are revolted by a top fashion designer's new school uniform concept, reportedly costing around £60/$100, but what do you think about the new design?
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The online encyclopedia has fallen foul of a law passed in November banning material promoting drug abuse, in particular with their "smoking cannabis" article.
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Ramzan Kadyrov, leader of the Chechen Republic has declared that the fire that broke out earlier this week in Depardieu's apartment complex was down to God's will.
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Russia is in the depths of winter still, with much of the country still covered in snow. Some people are finding it difficult to cope with spring's late arrival.
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Netizens laugh at the ambiguous instructions to translate Immanuel Kant's works into Russian, after the president visited the Kant University in Kaliningrad.
A man chained his son to a radiator to punish him for smoking "spice", a type of herbal high. The boy called police after a day because he couldn't eat or drink.
In the Kuzbass, at least 700 people have taken part in an event that saw them skiing down a hill in swimsuits. This breaks the previous record: 500, set in Canada.
Vyborg city authorities have tried to ban a battle re-enactment for being insufficiently patriotic, despite being told they have no jurisdiction in the matter.
Simple pleasures on the Runet: many netizens have fallen in love with this cute video of a cat playing with a vacuum cleaner, and its reaction to the suction.
Video has emerged of Vladimir Putin berating ministers and threatening to dissolve government over what would seem to be a lack of progress on 2012 directives.
The Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry has announced that Madonna is in fact an illegal migrant worker, pursuant to an investigation instigated by Vitaly Milonov.
Dmitry Medvedev has announced to the Labour Ministry that the number of Russia's poor has decreased threefold, netizens wonder how he has arrived at this statistic.
The mufti in the Tyumen Oblast of Russia has advised all Russian women to dress appropriately during the spring and summer, which makes many netizens unhappy.
A Belarusian music TV channel appears to have been the victim of an engineer sabotaging the usual programming with a song that is allegedly banned and a porn film.
The diary of 16 year old Lena Mukhina, a survivor of the Leningrad Blockade is being published in Germany. The Siege of Leningrad was history's most destructive.
While Putin plays with two of his dogs, questions are asked on the Runet: What happened to his other dog, a Caucasian shepherd called Connie? And his wedding ring?
A man whose car was stolen in St. Petersburg 2 months ago found it again in Irkutsk on a car trading website. He is still fighting for the police to return his car.
Netizens are revolted by a top fashion designer's new school uniform concept, reportedly costing around £60/$100, but what do you think about the new design?
The online encyclopedia has fallen foul of a law passed in November banning material promoting drug abuse, in particular with their "smoking cannabis" article.
Ramzan Kadyrov, leader of the Chechen Republic has declared that the fire that broke out earlier this week in Depardieu's apartment complex was down to God's will.
Russia is in the depths of winter still, with much of the country still covered in snow. Some people are finding it difficult to cope with spring's late arrival.
Netizens laugh at the ambiguous instructions to translate Immanuel Kant's works into Russian, after the president visited the Kant University in Kaliningrad.
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