Pictures, photographs, and images spreading in Russia and on the Russian-language internet, along with the stories surrounding them, translated into English.
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A Ukrainian advertiser has created an interesting ad campaign, which, with the help of pop culture icons, speaks to the current political cynicism in Ukraine.2 -
A big compilation of the negative media buzz around the Sochi Olympics, along with allegations that they are false, and what seems to be proof to that effect. -
Russian developers unveiled a smartphone with two screens, and most netizens took pride in the idea of an international Russian product but were wary of pricing. -
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. -
Victor the hermit fled to the forests of Siberia to find 'solitude and harmony' over ten years ago. A picture story depicts his daily life away from civilisation. -
One of the runners in Tver in the Olympic relay has been spotted looking like Vladimir Putin. Netizens repeat conspiracy theories that Putin is played by a group. -
Russian netizens struggle to believe that this photo genuinely shows a Year 10 student's homework, saying some of them were able to do these exercises in Year 3 -
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Doll collectors have come from all around the world to visit The International Salon of Dolls in Moscow. Netizens have commented on how life-like the dolls are. -
Vladimir Putin's crude drawing of a cat on an electronic whiteboard has become a meme on the Russian internet. Sasha Siniy has kindly collected some of the best. -
A Mr. Vitaliy Raskalov (perhaps a pseudonym) has taken photos of himself riding a scrambler motorbike through a semi-deserted metro station, to netizens disdain. -
Olympic figure skating champion-cum-MP tweets a racist photo of Barack Obama, stating her actions are 'freedom of speech' and the fact the picture is "American" -
A dentist in Chelyabinsk has been fined for an advert that shows a father smiling as a doctor holds a black child despite both him and his wife being white. -
These pictures give an insight into the G20 summit, currently taking place in St. Petersburg, showing what the world leaders are up to when they're not in meetings. -
Ramzan Kadyrov, leader of Chechnya, has removed a picture of some sheep from his Instagram amongst allegations he stole the picture from a Dutch photographer. -
The offices of Yandex, Russia's largest search engine, and a serious Google competitor, are revealed in this photoshoot, taken at their St. Petersburg office. -
A Bentley belonging to a woman who works for Rosneft (Russia's largest oil company), has been smashed up, apparently in an attempt to teach her not to park badly. -
Russia's most prominent opposition politician, Alexei Navalny, was yesterday sentenced to 5 years in prison for embezzling money, in a move he says is political.
