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A young girl from Bryansk who found herself in trouble under Russia's new, harsh, anti-gay-propaganda laws has been pardoned after bureaucrats' change of heart.
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Russian netizens react to a video that has been published recently with some of the best and funniest moments captured on Russian roads in the last year or so.
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A new law has been passed in St Petersburg which bans children and teenagers from being on the streets between 10pm and 6am. Netizen's reactions are fairly mixed.
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Seventy years after the Leningrad blockade was lifted, a TV channel is in trouble for asking viewers if they thought that Leningrad should have been surrendered.
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As the uprising in Ukraine gets more violent, rumours have emerged that around 1,000 Russian public order troops have arrived in Ukraine. They have been denied.
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Despite reports in local media, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food have denied rumours that a recent slaughter of about 60 sheep was the work of the chupacabra.
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Edward Snowden, living in Russia after seeking asylum there following document leaks, has denied allegations by US politicians that he is working as a Russian spy.
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As the Euromaidan protests continue, this video has emerged of a riot policeman acting unprofessionally and provocatively towards the pro-Europe protesters.
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Police have uncovered more than ten illegal casinos in Moscow and the suburbs, although many netizens put it down to protection rather than good police work.
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After cancelling Daylight Savings Time just one year ago, rumours are spreading that it may be reintroduced before next winter, much to many netizens' delight.
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Kevin Kuranyi, a Brazilian-born attacker for Dynamo Moscow saved an elderly woman from drowning while on his Christmas holidays. Most Russian netizens are proud.
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Russian TV presenter and oppositionist falsely claimed she had been forced to undress completely for a search at Miami airport. Netizens are not kind to her.
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Russian netizens react to news that a woman has been beaten up in a Riga shopping centre for speaking in Russian. The Latvian capital has a Russian majority.
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This video shows the moment a man climbed onto the church roof in Red Square and shouted "Allahu Akbar" to passersby. Netizens show their distaste for his actions.
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A statue of Lenin that fell over in the Odessa region of Ukraine was not destroyed in connection with the Maidan protests, but rather fell over from wear and tear.
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A very happy new year from Krasnoyarsk, where this poor gent was caught on camera in a state of undress following the previous night's drinking. NSFW (obviously)
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Russian netizens comment on the two recent terrorist bombings in Volgograd, both in the days leading up to the new year, and supposedly by muslim insurgents.
A young girl from Bryansk who found herself in trouble under Russia's new, harsh, anti-gay-propaganda laws has been pardoned after bureaucrats' change of heart.
Russian netizens react to a video that has been published recently with some of the best and funniest moments captured on Russian roads in the last year or so.
A new law has been passed in St Petersburg which bans children and teenagers from being on the streets between 10pm and 6am. Netizen's reactions are fairly mixed.
Seventy years after the Leningrad blockade was lifted, a TV channel is in trouble for asking viewers if they thought that Leningrad should have been surrendered.
As the uprising in Ukraine gets more violent, rumours have emerged that around 1,000 Russian public order troops have arrived in Ukraine. They have been denied.
Despite reports in local media, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food have denied rumours that a recent slaughter of about 60 sheep was the work of the chupacabra.
Edward Snowden, living in Russia after seeking asylum there following document leaks, has denied allegations by US politicians that he is working as a Russian spy.
As the Euromaidan protests continue, this video has emerged of a riot policeman acting unprofessionally and provocatively towards the pro-Europe protesters.
Police have uncovered more than ten illegal casinos in Moscow and the suburbs, although many netizens put it down to protection rather than good police work.
After cancelling Daylight Savings Time just one year ago, rumours are spreading that it may be reintroduced before next winter, much to many netizens' delight.
Kevin Kuranyi, a Brazilian-born attacker for Dynamo Moscow saved an elderly woman from drowning while on his Christmas holidays. Most Russian netizens are proud.
Russian TV presenter and oppositionist falsely claimed she had been forced to undress completely for a search at Miami airport. Netizens are not kind to her.
Russian netizens react to news that a woman has been beaten up in a Riga shopping centre for speaking in Russian. The Latvian capital has a Russian majority.
This video shows the moment a man climbed onto the church roof in Red Square and shouted "Allahu Akbar" to passersby. Netizens show their distaste for his actions.
A statue of Lenin that fell over in the Odessa region of Ukraine was not destroyed in connection with the Maidan protests, but rather fell over from wear and tear.
A very happy new year from Krasnoyarsk, where this poor gent was caught on camera in a state of undress following the previous night's drinking. NSFW (obviously)
Russian netizens comment on the two recent terrorist bombings in Volgograd, both in the days leading up to the new year, and supposedly by muslim insurgents.
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