Sergei Polonsky declared a hunger strike stemming from the raid on the Kutuzovsky Mile development project, and it has become a bottomless pit of Internet folklore. He brought a wealth of attention to himself by swearing profusely, lying under the wheels of a truck and demanding that “Arkady” come...

Imagine an incineration plant near the Kremlin, right at the place where St. Basil’s Cathedral is situated. And imagine a small stinky plant for dead animals and infected meat cremation. In that case, a huge dump with the height of about...

Today’s banking crisis looks a bit strange comparing it to Aug.1998 or summer 2004. Newspapers say it exists, while the bankers say it doesn’t. Banks don’t get closed, and there are no lines. Meanwhile, the present situation (let it be...