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October 21, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The car airbag was invented in the 1950s.

Now, for the first time, the #Lada Niva gets one — but it protects the rear passenger, not the driver.

Price: ₽1.7M (~$18.5K).
Because in a Niva, it’s the backseat that’s in real danger.
#Russia
October 21, 2025 at 8:12 PM
In Cherepovets, near the railway clinic, they installed a gate without a fence which the guard opens and closes every day according to schedule. #Russia
October 7, 2025 at 8:55 AM
🇷🇺 Russian Proverb:
“You can take the villager out of the village, but not the village out of the villager.” 🌾
#Russia
September 6, 2025 at 7:14 AM
The beginning of the school year in Moscow looks promising.

#Moscow #Russia 2025
September 5, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Russia may ban flirting with AI.
A Bryansk deputy claims personal chats with neural networks “threaten values and demographics” as people “date computers” instead of starting families.
#Russia #AI
September 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Info-gurus have reached a new level — they rolled out a course on… laundry. Gen Zers are buying it en masse for nearly 10,000 rubles (about $110).

The program’s author teaches how to properly wash clothes, towels, and bedding, holds online classes, and even gives homework.
September 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
“We can’t afford to relax,” — Putin.
#Russia #Putin
September 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
45-year-old Elena from Tomsk slipped by a Thai resort pool, hit her head, and now suffers memory loss. She doesn’t recognize friends and speaks only Old Russian — doctors can’t explain why.
#Russia
September 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
"Don't eat mushrooms!" A guy urges people around him not to eat mushrooms, which he apparently ate.
#Russia
September 2, 2025 at 3:12 PM
In Yarovoye, an elderly woman staged a bizarre act: she dragged a coffin to the street, smashed eggs around it, lay inside, and blasted the “Satan’s Ball” soundtrack. When asked why the eggs, she replied: “For eternal life.”
#Russia
September 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Computer club Skuf near Ufa is like stepping into the 2000s: old PCs, Soviet carpets, SEGA on the side—and even a grill outside.
#Russia
August 31, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Back-to-school discounts on condoms in #Russia.
August 30, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Russian mom lets 11-year-old do back-to-school shopping. Now everything has Putin on it.
#Russia #Putin
August 29, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Russian women are binge-eating bread in hopes of marrying a wealthy groom. As part of the tradition of Bread Savior Day, they believe this holiday marks the last chance to get married this year.
#Russia #traditions
August 29, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Moscow Orthodox psychologist Anastasia Borodina urged Russians to stop buying Labubu toys, calling them “monsters,” and said they should arm themselves with crosses and icons instead of wasting money during the “Special Military Operation (war in Ukraine).”
#Russia
August 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
In #Russia, borrowing a smoke isn’t about knocking on the door… it’s about scaling the wall like Spider-Man.
August 28, 2025 at 6:37 PM
In Russia’s State Duma, a proposal was made to ban the sale of priest and nun sex costumes. The initiative came from Vitaly Milonov, who said that such outfits offend the feelings of believers.
#Russia
August 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
🕵️‍♂️ #Russia underworld had its own secret code — Fenya, the criminal slang of thieves, hustlers & prisons.

From “babki” (money) to “valit” (run away), many words slipped into everyday Russian.

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Russian Criminal Slang: Fenya and Its Origins – Unusual Russia
Every culture has its hidden codes, and in Russia that secret language is known as Fenya — the criminal slang born in prisons, back alleys, and underworld dealings. More than just words, Fenya is a mi...
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August 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Germany’s far-right Compact magazine released a “Patriot Putin” silver coin, calling him a “beacon of hope” and defender of traditional values. Goes on sale late Sept for €75.
#Russia #Putin #Germany
August 28, 2025 at 2:53 PM
In Yekaterinburg, a streetcar derailed after city workers accidentally paved over the tracks during the night.
#Russia
August 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
People on Avito — basically the Russian version of Craigslist — are now advertising paid fights as a form of “therapy.” For 4,000 rubles, customers get a one-hour sparring session, a free mouthguard, and some technique tips. The listing even shows up under the “Health & Psychology” category.
#russia
August 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Retreats at Lake Baikal are shocking locals. Olkhon Island has become a magnet for shamans, gurus, and yogis — now community leaders want these events banned.
#russia
August 26, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Those are my photos :-) I wrote more about the Globus here:
www.righto.com/2023/01/insi...
Inside the Globus INK: a mechanical navigation computer for Soviet spaceflight
The Soviet space program used completely different controls and instruments from American spacecraft. One of the most interesting navigati...
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August 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM