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A group of four drunk children have been rescued from an ice floe that drifted for a kilometre down the river Amur by a passerby and local transport police.
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Riots have broken out in a prison colony in Chelyabinsk, where the revolt has been ongoing for over 24 hours. 40 protesters outside have also been arrested.
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Dmitry Medvedev has spoken about increasing the fine for traffic offences such as speeding and running a red light to 20 times the average monthly salary in Russia.
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After a law requiring all NGOs receiving foreign funding to declare themselves foreign agents, graffiti has appeared on the headquarters of a human rights group.
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In Vladivostok, and 11-year-old girl has been forced to strip off for her classmates while being held at knifepoint. Once naked, they started to photograph her.
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The consumer basket in Russia has been set for next year, leading netizens to argue over whether it fulfills the basic needs of all citizens, or if it is too much.
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In a school training vets in Moscow, students were asked to catch a pet cat and bring it into school for euthanasia and dissection. WARNING: graphic images.
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A Russian photographer has submitted an official request to the investigative committee to try to find out whether God exists. Netizens think it's a great idea!
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Ukrainian Valeria Lukyanova has built a persona around looking like a real life Barbie, but netizens point to a new video that they say proves she photoshops photos
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The leader of the Ukrainian feminist group FEMEN has been arrested at the airport in St. Petersburg trying enter Russia. The reasons for her arrest are unknown.
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Cat lover Dmitry Medvedev has promised to send a pedigree kitten to the former Finnish PM to replace her own cat, which has died recently. Puerile reactions abound.
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A 56-year-old pensioner has fought off a wolf attack, and lived to tell the tale. Netizens doubt that she would have been so lucky had the wolf been healthy.
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A move to ban to consumption of energy drinks in public places by adults and in any way for teenagers has attracted much cynicism and mockery from netizens.
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Deputy PM Dmitry Rogozin: private Russian companies will be able to develop nuclear weapons in co-operation with the state, while netizens talk about embezzlement.
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A very popular Russian encyclopaedia of memes and humour has been banned by the recently introduced register of banned sites, much to the disgust of many netizens.
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A 13-year-old has hanged herself in front of her twin sister, unable to stop her, after getting a note in her planner from her teacher about chatting in lesson.
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Gennadiy Semakov, Archangelsk's oldest artist, mocks socialist realism by using the style of the paintings to show naked women in a variety of household situations.
A group of four drunk children have been rescued from an ice floe that drifted for a kilometre down the river Amur by a passerby and local transport police.
Riots have broken out in a prison colony in Chelyabinsk, where the revolt has been ongoing for over 24 hours. 40 protesters outside have also been arrested.
Dmitry Medvedev has spoken about increasing the fine for traffic offences such as speeding and running a red light to 20 times the average monthly salary in Russia.
After a law requiring all NGOs receiving foreign funding to declare themselves foreign agents, graffiti has appeared on the headquarters of a human rights group.
In Vladivostok, and 11-year-old girl has been forced to strip off for her classmates while being held at knifepoint. Once naked, they started to photograph her.
The consumer basket in Russia has been set for next year, leading netizens to argue over whether it fulfills the basic needs of all citizens, or if it is too much.
In a school training vets in Moscow, students were asked to catch a pet cat and bring it into school for euthanasia and dissection. WARNING: graphic images.
A Russian photographer has submitted an official request to the investigative committee to try to find out whether God exists. Netizens think it's a great idea!
Ukrainian Valeria Lukyanova has built a persona around looking like a real life Barbie, but netizens point to a new video that they say proves she photoshops photos
The leader of the Ukrainian feminist group FEMEN has been arrested at the airport in St. Petersburg trying enter Russia. The reasons for her arrest are unknown.
Cat lover Dmitry Medvedev has promised to send a pedigree kitten to the former Finnish PM to replace her own cat, which has died recently. Puerile reactions abound.
A 56-year-old pensioner has fought off a wolf attack, and lived to tell the tale. Netizens doubt that she would have been so lucky had the wolf been healthy.
A move to ban to consumption of energy drinks in public places by adults and in any way for teenagers has attracted much cynicism and mockery from netizens.
Deputy PM Dmitry Rogozin: private Russian companies will be able to develop nuclear weapons in co-operation with the state, while netizens talk about embezzlement.
A very popular Russian encyclopaedia of memes and humour has been banned by the recently introduced register of banned sites, much to the disgust of many netizens.
A 13-year-old has hanged herself in front of her twin sister, unable to stop her, after getting a note in her planner from her teacher about chatting in lesson.
Gennadiy Semakov, Archangelsk's oldest artist, mocks socialist realism by using the style of the paintings to show naked women in a variety of household situations.
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Anna, thanks, this is a much better translation. I've updated the article to reflect your comment. ...8 years ago»
Thanks! ...8 years ago»
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Anna's done a great job of explaining the blonde one. The other one means that she's very lucky. ...8 years ago»
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Thanks Marcus, we do our best! ...8 years ago»
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