Divorced Wealthy Couple Split Their Three-Storey Mansion with Brick Wall
A divorced Russian couple recently made headlines after they split their expensive mansion in half with a brick wall, which left the ex-wife unable to access the upper floors on her half because the stairway is on her former partner’s side. After their divorce, Margareta Tsvitnenko, 45, and her former spouse, Sergei, were ordered to split the […]
Four-Year-Old Russian Girl Speaks Seven Different Languages, Stuns the World
At first glance, Bella Devyatkina, from Moscow, Russia, is your typical carefree, playful four-year-old, but ask her a question in Russian, English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese or Arabic, and you will be shocked by her articulate response. Bella made headlines in Russia a few days ago, when she appeared on a TV talent show, where she spoke seven […]
Rich Chinese Bachelors Are Touring Siberia in Search of Beautiful Brides
Faced with a shortage of eligible women back home, China’s successful businessmen are apparently turning their attention to Russia. They are apparently paying thousands of dollars to go on ‘wife tours’ in Siberia, hoping to find the brides of their dreams. Elena Suvorova, head of a marriage agency in Novosibirsk, Russia’s third largest city, organized the first […]
Russian Driver Turns Dented Car Door into an Artistic Map
True to the saying “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade”, a Russian driver turned a badly dented car door into a beautiful map of the Altai mountains. The details of the accident are unclear, but by the looks of things, the artistically-gifted driver got a bit to close to a parked BMW SUV and […]
Russian Woman Spends 4 Months Trying to Revive Husband with Holy Water
Unable to cope with the death of her husband, a Russian woman reportedly spent at least four months trying to bring him back t life with the help of holy water and prayer. The unnamed 76-year-old retired therapist from the central district of Volgograd stunned police investigators when she said she didn’t report the death […]
German Family Flees Homeland “Dictatorship”, Seeks Asylum in Russia
Germany is widely regarded as one of the most democratic countries in the world, but for Carola Griesbach and her family it is nothing more that a dictatorship that they just had to escape from. So they hopped in their Volkswagen van and drove 1,400 miles to Moscow’s red Square where they are now asking […]
Shoyna – The Russian Village Fighting a Losing Battle against Sand
Shoyna, a small Russian village located on the edge of the arctic circle is often referred to as the world’s northernmost desert. The sand covers everything as far as the eye can see and the few people living here never dare shut their front doors at night, for fear of being buried alive by the ever-shifting […]
Russian Man Almost Blinds Himself for Fear of Cyber-Surveillance
A man from the Russian city of Perm recently made national headlines for cutting his own eyes in search of micro surveillance equipment and posting a video of the gruesome procedure online. Alem Kulakhmedov’s story sounds like the topic of a modern cyber-surveillance thriller. A few months ago, he started experiencing bizarre symptoms like eye […]
Russian Gas Station Offers Free Tank of Gas to People in Swimsuits and High Heels
A gas station in Russia’s Oblast region has been making headlines this week for organizing an unusual promotion – a free tank of gas to anyone who showed up dressed only in women’s swimsuit and high heels. The ingenious publicity stunt took place on July 21st, in the south-western city of Samara, and only lasted […]
Russian Bank Offers Pokemon Go Free Insurance
A Russian bank has found the perfect way to leverage the popularity of Pokemon Go to promote its products. Sberbank is offering Russian players free Pokemon Go insurance, promising to compensate players with up to 50,000 rubles (about $800) in case of gaming-related accidents. Playing Pokemon Go can be a very fun experience, but as you’ve […]
Russian Real-Life Batman Wages War on Moscow Criminals
About a month ago, a Russian vigilante wearing a Batman costume declared war on drug dealers doing business in the Khimki area outside Moscow. So far, he claims to have captured around 40 criminals. It all started at the beginning of June, when a taxi driver witnessed a man dressed as Batman entering a building […]
Russian Woman Sunbathing by Hanging Out Her Apartment Window Has Neighbors on Edge
You don’t need to go to the beach to enjoy a little sunbathing. People do it on their balconies or on top of their apartment buildings all the time, but one woman in the Russian city of Novosibirsk has managed to enrage her neighbors by exposing her bikini-clad behind at her window every day. The […]
Russian Man Sues Ex-Girlfriend for Expenses Incurred During Their Relationship
When 29-year-old Nina Zgurskaya, from Krasnoyarsk, Russia, started dating the charming director of a law firm, she thought she had finally met the man of her dreams. Little did she know he would one day take her to court for all the expenses incurred during their relationship. Nina met 38-year-old lawyer at a ski resort and […]
Russian Couple Share Their Home with a Full-Grown Brown Bear
Svetlana and Yuriy Panteleenko seem like a perfectly average family, but that’s until they introduce you to their 23-year-old adopted son, Stepan, a 300-lb brown bear. The unlikely family do almost everything together, right from playing in the backyard, to cuddling and watching TV on the sofa. Stepan was just three months old when the Panteleenkos […]
Russian Man Installs World’s First Personal Beer Pipeline That Runs Straight to a Tap in His Kitchen
In a bid to appease his insatiable desire for beer, A Russian man has installed a personal beer pipeline that runs from a beer store to a tap in his kitchen, giving him unlimited access to the foamy drink! Andrey Eremeev, a mechanic from Chelyabinsk, had long been dreaming of having a beer tap installed in his home. […]