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"Your head is not your ass, tie it up and lie down."

"Your head is not your ass, tie it up and lie down."

12 September 2026
How migraines make people lose their jobs, families, and the will to live, while society advises them to "take a citramone and stop whining."
"Katya, everything will be fine, don't worry."

"Katya, everything will be fine, don't worry."

The Ryazan court read out correspondence between Artem Dorofeev and Ekaterina Levchenko...

October 17 2023
"Handmade PutinV.V." What's new in the sales of paintings, busts, and other household items featuring Putin's face?

"Handmade PutinV.V." What's new in the sales of paintings, busts, and other household items featuring Putin's face?

The correspondent once again delved into the depths of Avito and checked if everything...

October 13 2023
"I go to pickets. I receive an FSB pension." How a Tver resident keeps tabs on the governor

"I go to pickets. I receive an FSB pension." How a Tver resident keeps tabs on the governor

Almost every evening she goes out to the Tver regional government and…

October 12 2023
Vladimir Ovchinnikov

Memory is locked away: in Borovsk, artist Vladimir Ovchinnikov was banned from opening a private museum of political repression.

In Borovsk, Kaluga Oblast, 85-year-old artist Vladimir Ovchinnikov invited more than…

October 5 2023
wooden deer

Sami. A new film by Yulia Korneva.

There are two northern peoples living across Russia's borders: the Sami and the Inuit.…

October 5 2023
Monument in the grass

"There's a gang of lazy bureaucrats running the show here."

The truth is that on the banks of the Tom there was once a “small…

October 3 2023
Bridge across the Lena River

The full story of the non-existent bridge across the Lena River

In any unclear situation, the Yakut authorities do one thing: promise...

October 2 2023
veteran's ID card

How Ukrainian soldiers are seeking combat veteran status  

In September, the Russian Ministry of Labor posted a tender on the government procurement portal for…

29 September 2023
6 cups of coffee and 20 pairs of sneakers

6 cups of coffee and 20 pairs of sneakers

He came up with the theory of "6 cups of coffee", which, when drunk with people...

27 September 2023
Amputation of common sense

Amputation of common sense

Ilya Nikiforov, a soldier with the Russian 15th Brigade, changed his leg after it was amputated.

22 September 2023
"Let them carry out the second wave!"

"Let them carry out the second wave!"

On the first anniversary of the announcement of the partial mobilization of Russian citizens…

21 September 2023
"Everything in Makhachkala is abnormal: the wind, the heat, and the government."

"Everything in Makhachkala is abnormal: the wind, the heat, and the government."

In August, residents of the capital of Dagestan took to the streets to protest nine times…

19 September 2023
They weren't there

They weren't there

"Nothing was destroyed and no one was injured," official sources report.

18 September 2023
Fire victim from Kumino

Fire victim from Kumino

“I took out a loan for 64 thousand, bought a construction trailer, spent...

15 September 2023
How Yakutia Wanted to Solve All Its Problems, But Then Gave Up

How Yakutia Wanted to Solve All Its Problems, But Then Gave Up

Yakutia's authorities have made several attempts to create a powerful system for tracking...

14 September 2023
Russians mobilized for the war in Ukraine have been without vacation for almost a year.

Russians mobilized for the war in Ukraine have been without vacation for almost a year.

According to Sergei Krivenko, director of the human rights group "Citizen. Army. Law,"…

13 September 2023
Set aside conversations!

Set aside conversations!

How to combat "Conversations on Important Things" and the new textbook...

12 September 2023
War. The drones have arrived.

War. The drones have arrived.

During the military summer of 2023, almost 1000 drones flew to…

11 September 2023
When the drone war reaches its peak: an interview with military expert Dmitry Kornev

When the drone war reaches its peak: an interview with military expert Dmitry Kornev

The website "NotMoscow Speaking" discussed the prospects of drone warfare in the territory...

11 September 2023
Yulia Galyamina and the upcoming elections. Why you should/shouldn't attend them.

Yulia Galyamina and the upcoming elections. Why you should/shouldn't attend them.

The elections are taking place against a backdrop of general voter disillusionment and have not...

6 September 2023
"Water drips onto the desk and I have to put basins down."

"Water drips onto the desk and I have to put basins down."

Thousands of schoolchildren in Dagestan went to emergency schools on September 1.

5 September 2023