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. […]
Feline Hachiko Has Been Waiting for Its Owners in the Same Spot for Over a Year
Cats are generally perceived as independent, but they’re also capable of displaying undying loyalty, a quality that is usually characteristic of dogs. Proving the point is this poor Russian cat that has been waiting for its owners for over a year at the exact spot where they abandoned him. The cat was first photographed sitting on a manhole […]
World’s Tackiest Apartment Where Everything Is Golden Goes Up for Sale in Russia
An apartment that recently went on sale in Magadan city, in northeastern Russia’s Magadan Oblast region, has caught the attention of more than a few prospective buyers. Located on the second floor of a rather ordinary-looking four story building, the apartment is entirely decked up in gold. Well, not real gold, but shiny golden tint […]
Volkosob – The Wolf-Dog Hybrids Bred to Defend Russia’s Borders
Protecting the borders of the largest country in the world is no easy task, but luckily Russian troops can rely on the help of Volkosobs – highly-trained wolf-dog hybrids created specifically for this purpose. Volkosobs inherit the size and strength of wolves, but retain an obedient and friendly attitude toward humans that they do not […]
Russian Man Faces a Year in Prison For Denying the Existence of God Online
After expressing his lack of belief in God on social media, a Russian man was arrested and charged with “offending the feelings of believers”. Victor Krasnov is now on trial and facing up to a year in prison for writing things like “there is no God” and “the Bible is a collection of Jewish fairy tales” […]
Russian Church to Pay $11,500 Debt in Prayers for Construction Company
It appears that in some parts of the world, prayers have legit market value. For example, a church in Russia is getting away with a $11,500 debt by promising to pray for the good health of the creditors instead. The Nizhny Novgorod diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church owed 916,000 roubles to construction company Era for designing […]
16-Year-Old Russian Gamer Wins a Month Living with an Adult Film Star in a Hotel
Ruslan Shchedrin, a teenage gamer from Russia, has won a bizarre prize for being the 100,000th visitor to a website that sells in-game weapons and gear. He is being rewarded with a month-long stay at a Moscow hotel in the company of an X-rated film star! The unusual contest was held in celebration of Defender of the Fatherland […]
Tiger Finds Best Friend in Live Goat That Was Offered to Him as Food Months Ago
A caged Siberia tiger has surprised the staff at Primorsky Safari Park, near Vladivostok, Russia, after befriending a goat that had been offered to him as live food. That was months ago, and even though everyone thought the friendship wouldn’t last long, the two are still inseparable. Up until late November 2015, 3-year-old Amur, one of the […]
Russian Scientists Develop Quadcopter That Can Be Controlled By Thoughts
Thanks to the hard work of a few Russian scientists, everyone might soon be able to use the power of telekinesis. They’ve created a special quadcopter that doesn’t need external controls as it can be operated with the power of thought. The user needs to put on a special helmet that can read human thoughts and […]
Russian Hunter Bags Trophy of His Life after Shooting Half-a-Ton Boar
Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day by those who believe in superstitions, but for Peter Maximov, a hunter from Chelyabinsk, Russia, November 13th, 2015 was the luckiest day of his hunting career. It was on this faithful day that he brought down a massive 500 kilogram wild boar, in the forests of the Ural […]
Russian Tax Collectors to Be Given Money-Scented Soap to Make Them More Enthusiastic about Collecting Taxes
In a bid to make Russian tax collectors more interested in their jobs, a local government has come up with a rather bizarre scheme – providing them with money-scented soap! The idea is that the special odor will stimulate and inspire tax collectors to love and enjoy collecting money. The idea is the brainchild of Aman Tuleyev, […]