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Why Are the Russians Taking Greenpeace's "Pirates" So Seriously?
A pirate is typically one of two things: either a sailor with bad dental hygiene whose likeness is occasionally used to market rum, or a Somali with an RPG and a predilection for robbing the crews of international cargo ships. They are not normally...
Meet the Gay Russian Teenager Using Twitter to Combat Homophobia
Apart from activists protesting in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, most gay Russians have attempted to mask their identity, making it difficult for Westerners to know what it’s really like to be gay in Russia. But one gay Russian teenager is changing this...
The Asteroid Flyby and Russian Meteorite Conspiracy Theories Are Terrible
There's just something about asteroids and meteorites that really brings out the weird beards and sensationalist news reports.
Ready. Spets. Go!
Spets was a short-lived but wildly popular TV show about the Russian Mafia’s brutal activities during the late 90s and early 00s. The series is based on the life of Vitali Dyomochka.
Soviet Heritage
Remember when Little Girl Lost came out and everyone was shocked that Drew Barrymore did coke when she was 12? That shit is small potatoes as far as busted childhoods go.
Tidbits
A hundred years ago all Russians wore these primitive-looking straw slippers made by peasants in Belarus. They look like Steve Martin’s “Cruel Shoes,” but holy shit are they comfortable. They feel like you’re putting your feet into vaginas.