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An anti-prostitute collective have published a video for a website where girls who are approached by curb-crawlers can send photos of men that try to pick them up.
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A new bill that would ban urination in public places has been slammed by netizens as unnecessary and unfair on those with weaker bladders due to age or illness.
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A 32-year-old civil servant has been caught by a group of activists on a "date" with a 12-year-old girl in a situation reminiscent of "To Catch A Predator".
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A police colonel has gone on a rampage, shooting a colleague's driver then the colleague himself with a non-lethal weapon. The reasons for this are as yet unknown.
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An authorised march in Moscow to celebrate "National Unity Day" has gone peacefully and calmly, despite the arrests of twenty-five men in masks wearing swastikas.
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An American captain, Joseph Darlak, has been relieved of his command after failing to ensure his soldiers behaved appropriately during shore leave in Vladivostok.
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Dmitry Medvedev has stated in a conference that he believes that Pussy Riot have served their time and "that's enough". Netizens wonder if his opinion matters.
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Press-secretary Peskov denies rumours a back injury is affecting Putin's work schedule, but does admit that the president is suffering from an old sports injury.
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A group of young vigilantes (Young Anti-drugs Spetsnaz) have filmed their attack on a drug dealer and his Moscow premises, and posted the video on the internet.
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A brothel has been found by police inside the grounds of one of Moscow's oldest monasteries, declaring itself as a "hotel for lovers", charging 1750 roubles a night
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DNA testing has confirmed that hair found in a cave in South West Siberia belongs to an as yet unidentified humanoid, which scientists are speculating may be a yeti
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Netizens are not sure whether they find Aleksander Pistoletov's viral video cover of the Mortal Kombat theme tune disgusting and offensive or absolutely hilarious.
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A popular Russian blogger posts photos of what he says is a "graveyard of city transport", and Russian netizens discuss the possibility of opening a museum.
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A man in the Kuznetsk Coal Basin region refuses to pay his traffic fine because he says the end of the world makes paying any sort of fine completely pointless.
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Netizens discuss a sign which appears to be from the Ministry of Health has appeared in Moscow, warning drivers in no uncertain terms not to drink and drive.
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A 19 year old girl has been knocked down at a crossing in Romania by a Russian diplomat whose immunity protects him from trial, netizens accuse him of drink-driving
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St. Petersburg Zenit fans chant slogans against the city's governor at a match, after he accuses the town of being idiots for swearing at Medvedev's motorcade
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