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Netizens comment on this funny compilation, put together by an American, and selected from Russian video sources, which he feels best represents Russia to him.
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Vladimir Putin is meeting the new pope, Pope Francis, for the first time as he visits Italy. They are expected to discuss events in Syria, amongst other things.
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The Vladimir Putin Facebook page is running a competition for netizens to design a logo for Putin. The competition is not official, but a prize is promised.
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Netizens are united in their support for two white men who shot a Dagestani man on the Moscow metro a week ago, defending their actions, and even praising them.
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Ukrainian ministers have issued a damning statement which says the they are giving up on joining the EU, and they are to get more involved in the customs union.
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Vladimir Putin has agreed to look at (but nothing else) a list of 70 prisoners currently being held in Russia that the opposition believe to be political prisoners.
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A number of former Soviet Union countries are re-uniting in a military sphere by working together on a united air defence system that protects from missiles.
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A man has been attacked on a bus in St Petersburg for asking hooligans to refrain from swearing and behaving badly around children. Netizens are not surprised.
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Ramzan Kadyrov surprises Russians by agreeing to found an airline with a visiting Bahraini sheik, but details of the venture's financing are as yet unclear.
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Watch as this young girl comes across ice for the first time and is unsure how to handle it. Netizens are reminded of their inner children, and love the ending.
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Ahead of the Sochi Olympics, to promote sport in everyone's daily life, a special machine has been installed in the Moscow metro that gives out free tickets.
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This video is trending at the moment of a policeman or an EMERCOM worker setting fire to a huge pile of leaves that appear to have been thoroughly doused in petrol.
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In this (surprisingly decent) clip, the Russian Interior Ministry choir cover Get Lucky, apparently ahead of a show at the Kremlin. Netizens are quite impressed.
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As political discontent continues in the country, MPs' salaries have increased significantly, according to sources within parliament itself. Netizens are resentful.
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A seriously souped-up Lada 4, like the one pictured, beat a Porsche in a drag race on the public roads, according to a video currently making waves on the Runet.
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Pictures of the worlds most flexible girl, a 27-year-old Russian called Yulia Gyuntel, also known as Zlata, are trending on the blogging platform LiveJournal.
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What better way is there to celebrate National Unity Day than by making a map of your country out of hundreds and hundreds of bread rolls from around the nation?
Netizens comment on this funny compilation, put together by an American, and selected from Russian video sources, which he feels best represents Russia to him.
Vladimir Putin is meeting the new pope, Pope Francis, for the first time as he visits Italy. They are expected to discuss events in Syria, amongst other things.
The Vladimir Putin Facebook page is running a competition for netizens to design a logo for Putin. The competition is not official, but a prize is promised.
Netizens are united in their support for two white men who shot a Dagestani man on the Moscow metro a week ago, defending their actions, and even praising them.
Ukrainian ministers have issued a damning statement which says the they are giving up on joining the EU, and they are to get more involved in the customs union.
Vladimir Putin has agreed to look at (but nothing else) a list of 70 prisoners currently being held in Russia that the opposition believe to be political prisoners.
A number of former Soviet Union countries are re-uniting in a military sphere by working together on a united air defence system that protects from missiles.
A man has been attacked on a bus in St Petersburg for asking hooligans to refrain from swearing and behaving badly around children. Netizens are not surprised.
Ramzan Kadyrov surprises Russians by agreeing to found an airline with a visiting Bahraini sheik, but details of the venture's financing are as yet unclear.
Watch as this young girl comes across ice for the first time and is unsure how to handle it. Netizens are reminded of their inner children, and love the ending.
Ahead of the Sochi Olympics, to promote sport in everyone's daily life, a special machine has been installed in the Moscow metro that gives out free tickets.
This video is trending at the moment of a policeman or an EMERCOM worker setting fire to a huge pile of leaves that appear to have been thoroughly doused in petrol.
In this (surprisingly decent) clip, the Russian Interior Ministry choir cover Get Lucky, apparently ahead of a show at the Kremlin. Netizens are quite impressed.
As political discontent continues in the country, MPs' salaries have increased significantly, according to sources within parliament itself. Netizens are resentful.
A seriously souped-up Lada 4, like the one pictured, beat a Porsche in a drag race on the public roads, according to a video currently making waves on the Runet.
Pictures of the worlds most flexible girl, a 27-year-old Russian called Yulia Gyuntel, also known as Zlata, are trending on the blogging platform LiveJournal.
What better way is there to celebrate National Unity Day than by making a map of your country out of hundreds and hundreds of bread rolls from around the nation?
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