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For some reason, residents of Chelyabinsk region rejected the “Family of a SVO Soldier” monument donated to Troitsk. A local survey showed most were against installing it. #Russia
December 9, 2025 at 11:08 AM
For some reason, residents of Chelyabinsk region rejected the “Family of a SVO Soldier” monument donated to Troitsk. A local survey showed most were against installing it. #Russia
Ekaterina Mizulina, head of #Russia Safe Internet League, claims that “every second child” now wants to leave Russia after Roblox was blocked — even kids who proudly carried Russian flags.
December 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Ekaterina Mizulina, head of #Russia Safe Internet League, claims that “every second child” now wants to leave Russia after Roblox was blocked — even kids who proudly carried Russian flags.
A #Moscow woman was forcibly taken to a rehab clinic so her husband could drain her bank account and avoid divorce.
She spent months locked inside while he took custody of their child and nearly $5K from her card.
7 other women were brought in the same way
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She spent months locked inside while he took custody of their child and nearly $5K from her card.
7 other women were brought in the same way
unusualrussia.com/wife-trapped...
Wife Trapped in Rehab: Moscow Woman Held for Months as Husband Drains Her Bank Account – Unusual Russia
A man in Moscow had his wife committed to a private rehab facility outside the city — paying about ₽450,000 (roughly $5,000) for a six-month stay — all to avoid dividing property during a potential di...
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December 7, 2025 at 8:33 PM
A #Moscow woman was forcibly taken to a rehab clinic so her husband could drain her bank account and avoid divorce.
She spent months locked inside while he took custody of their child and nearly $5K from her card.
7 other women were brought in the same way
unusualrussia.com/wife-trapped...
She spent months locked inside while he took custody of their child and nearly $5K from her card.
7 other women were brought in the same way
unusualrussia.com/wife-trapped...
A 19-year-old from Astrakhan drank 3–4 energy drinks a day to win a luxury car in a blogger’s contest. He didn’t win — but ended up with type 1 diabetes, organ failure, and lifelong disability.
#Russia
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#Russia
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December 7, 2025 at 10:25 AM
A 19-year-old from Astrakhan drank 3–4 energy drinks a day to win a luxury car in a blogger’s contest. He didn’t win — but ended up with type 1 diabetes, organ failure, and lifelong disability.
#Russia
www.gazeta.ru/social/news/...
#Russia
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The 2000s “barcode bangs” are back.
Gen Z is flooding barbershops for the sharp throwback cut that once cost 100₽ ($1) — now it’s about 1200₽ ($13).
Barbers call it bold, stylish, and perfect for confident guys with short or medium hair.
#Russia
Gen Z is flooding barbershops for the sharp throwback cut that once cost 100₽ ($1) — now it’s about 1200₽ ($13).
Barbers call it bold, stylish, and perfect for confident guys with short or medium hair.
#Russia
December 7, 2025 at 8:33 AM
The 2000s “barcode bangs” are back.
Gen Z is flooding barbershops for the sharp throwback cut that once cost 100₽ ($1) — now it’s about 1200₽ ($13).
Barbers call it bold, stylish, and perfect for confident guys with short or medium hair.
#Russia
Gen Z is flooding barbershops for the sharp throwback cut that once cost 100₽ ($1) — now it’s about 1200₽ ($13).
Barbers call it bold, stylish, and perfect for confident guys with short or medium hair.
#Russia
🇷🇺🐕📶 #Russia’s latest “innovation”: turning stray dogs into walking Wi-Fi hotspots.
A quirky project hopes the added visibility will help more pups get adopted — yes, it’s real.
meduza.io/en/feature/2...
A quirky project hopes the added visibility will help more pups get adopted — yes, it’s real.
meduza.io/en/feature/2...
Russian initiative turns stray dogs into WiFi hotspots to keep people online during blackouts — Meduza
A team of artists in Yekaterinburg has found a novel solution to Russia’s mobile Internet blackouts — outfitting stray dogs with WiFi routers and letting them wander the city as walking hotspots. The ...
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December 6, 2025 at 2:41 PM
🇷🇺🐕📶 #Russia’s latest “innovation”: turning stray dogs into walking Wi-Fi hotspots.
A quirky project hopes the added visibility will help more pups get adopted — yes, it’s real.
meduza.io/en/feature/2...
A quirky project hopes the added visibility will help more pups get adopted — yes, it’s real.
meduza.io/en/feature/2...
Klavdia Gadyuchkina, Russia’s oldest resident, has died in Yaroslavl at 114 — just days before her 115th birthday. Born in 1910, she lived through Tsarist Russia, the revolution, world wars, and the entire modern era.
#Russia
#Russia
December 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Klavdia Gadyuchkina, Russia’s oldest resident, has died in Yaroslavl at 114 — just days before her 115th birthday. Born in 1910, she lived through Tsarist Russia, the revolution, world wars, and the entire modern era.
#Russia
#Russia
Mortgage holders in Voronezh are getting free drinks. A local shot bar is offering complimentary infusions to anyone who shows their mortgage agreement. If your rate is under 5%, you get one shot; from 5% to 15% — two; and over 15% — you get three right away.
#Russia
#Russia
December 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Mortgage holders in Voronezh are getting free drinks. A local shot bar is offering complimentary infusions to anyone who shows their mortgage agreement. If your rate is under 5%, you get one shot; from 5% to 15% — two; and over 15% — you get three right away.
#Russia
#Russia
November in Russia was unhinged: heating vibrators, mustache-growing teens, a 77-year-old CS2 grandma, and remote workers “getting dumber.”
Full roundup 👉 unusualrussia.com/russia-weird...
#weirdnews #Russia
Full roundup 👉 unusualrussia.com/russia-weird...
#weirdnews #Russia
Russia’s Strangest News of November: From Vibrator Boom to CS2 Grandma – Unusual Russia
If you thought October was wild, November said: “Hold my tea.” From heated gadgets to heated rhetoric, from patriotic school bells to teenage mustaches — Russia delivered another month of news that fe...
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November 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
November in Russia was unhinged: heating vibrators, mustache-growing teens, a 77-year-old CS2 grandma, and remote workers “getting dumber.”
Full roundup 👉 unusualrussia.com/russia-weird...
#weirdnews #Russia
Full roundup 👉 unusualrussia.com/russia-weird...
#weirdnews #Russia
A plastic medal will be given out for having a child in the Sverdlovsk region. The head of the local Health Ministry, Tatyana Savinova, is convinced this will help boost the birth rate.
To complete the full medal collection, you’ll need to have four children, the minister said.
#Russia
To complete the full medal collection, you’ll need to have four children, the minister said.
#Russia
November 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
A plastic medal will be given out for having a child in the Sverdlovsk region. The head of the local Health Ministry, Tatyana Savinova, is convinced this will help boost the birth rate.
To complete the full medal collection, you’ll need to have four children, the minister said.
#Russia
To complete the full medal collection, you’ll need to have four children, the minister said.
#Russia
Stray dogs were proposed to be sent to the war for mine clearance. Billionaire deputy Boris Melnichenko said the dogs should be considered liable for military service and sent to the front to clear mines.
#Russia
#Russia
November 30, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Stray dogs were proposed to be sent to the war for mine clearance. Billionaire deputy Boris Melnichenko said the dogs should be considered liable for military service and sent to the front to clear mines.
#Russia
#Russia
🇷🇺 Dive into the weirdest, wildest #museums across #Russia — from a Macabre Funeral Culture museum to a whimsical Mouse Museum (yes, actual mice everywhere 🐭), a samovar shrine, an underground ice-palace, and more. Dare to explore the unexpected 👉 unusualplaces.org/unusual-muse...
Unusual Museums in Russia: From Funeral Culture to Eternal Frost – Unusual Places
Discover Russia’s most unusual museums—from funeral culture and mouse figurines to resort fashion, handmade paper, and the Kingdom of Eternal Frost. A quirky travel guide to the country’s most unexpec...
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November 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
🇷🇺 Dive into the weirdest, wildest #museums across #Russia — from a Macabre Funeral Culture museum to a whimsical Mouse Museum (yes, actual mice everywhere 🐭), a samovar shrine, an underground ice-palace, and more. Dare to explore the unexpected 👉 unusualplaces.org/unusual-muse...
77-year-old streamer Olga Ivanovna from Nizhny Novgorod was nominated for an international award after wiping an entire enemy team in CS2. Her clip went viral — now NNYS might crown her with “Best Gaming Moment.”
#Russia
#Russia
November 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
77-year-old streamer Olga Ivanovna from Nizhny Novgorod was nominated for an international award after wiping an entire enemy team in CS2. Her clip went viral — now NNYS might crown her with “Best Gaming Moment.”
#Russia
#Russia
The word “ass” has been banned in #Russia.
The word has been officially classified as obscene in the new Explanatory Dictionary of the State Language published by St. Petersburg State University.
The word has been officially classified as obscene in the new Explanatory Dictionary of the State Language published by St. Petersburg State University.
November 24, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The word “ass” has been banned in #Russia.
The word has been officially classified as obscene in the new Explanatory Dictionary of the State Language published by St. Petersburg State University.
The word has been officially classified as obscene in the new Explanatory Dictionary of the State Language published by St. Petersburg State University.