Interesting news and stories translated into English from Russia and the Russian-language internet.
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The Moscow authorities are dealing with a plague of rats which has infested the capital due to both a very warm May and the closure of several shopping centres.1 -
Three Uzbeks are in hospital after accidentally setting off a WWII shell while trying to cut off its detonator to sell off as scrap metal. Netizens are amused. -
The head of the Chechen Republic has once again hit the headlines after referring to statistics about human rights as "dirt", and "little things" at a meeting. -
Netizens are outraged by news that the average salary of a Russian civil servant is to more than double in the coming five years, according to the Finance Ministry. -
New documents leaked by Edward Snowden show that the USA have unfettered access to most of Russia's internet traffic via a hub in Germany. Netizens don't care. -
Former spy Anna Chapman has offered to marry Edward Snowden to help him get asylum in Russia. The American is still on the run from the law, currently in Moscow. -
Netizens talk about a statement by Olga Golodets, Deputy PM, in which she states that she does not believe feminism should mean the absence of gender differences. -
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The mayor of the Russian town of Yaroslavl has been arrested after $500,000 was found in his apartment, that his daughter tried to hide next door after his arrest. -
Two new controversial laws have been signed in by Putin this weekend banning propaganda of non-traditional sexual relationships and offending believers' feelings. -
Since recent increases is Russian utility bills, many resident seem to have opted instead to just not pay them, leading to an increase in the size of their debts. -
The (former?) US citizen responsible for the NSA PRISM project leaks is currently in the transit area of a Moscow airport, netizens discuss what Russia should do. -
A monumuent in Khabarovsk will be dedicated to the Russian internet phenomenon known as "the stoned fox". It will be approximately 70cm high and made from bronze. -
After allegations by Robert Kraft that Putin stole a diamond encrusted ring, a spokesman for the NY Patriots said that it was all a joke. Netizens are unconvinced. -
A man from Volgograd has been charged with stealing a bridge which went missing in the village of Frolovo. Police found him by following tractor tracks to his home. -
Two girls have been arrested after passengers complained about them hugging on the metro. This took place one week after the law on gay propaganda was made federal. -
Netizens discuss a recent meteorological event in the town of Miass in the Chelyabinsk Oblast during which the skies lit up until the early hours of the morning. -
Elena Mizulina, responsible for the recent law passed banning promoting homosexual relationships has her sights set on oral sex next. Netizens joke at her expense.
