Volunteer Cleans Yakutsk for Free for 23 YearsAnton Vasilyev has been cleaning the streets of Yakutsk without payment for over two decades, supporting himself through odd jobs while running charitable projects.
Giant Hernia Operated on at Dzhanelidze InstituteSurgeons at the Dzhanelidze Emergency Care Research Institute successfully operated on a 64-year-old St. Petersburg resident with a massive inguinal-scrotal hernia that had developed over eleven years.
Volgograd woman retrieves lottery ticket from bin, wins millionA woman from Russia's Volgograd region fished a lottery ticket out of a garbage bin to discover it was worth a million rubles ($13,000 at current rates). Her husband had thrown it away, unaware of its value.
13th Dobry Rock Festival Season Begins in St. PetersburgOn January 29, in St. Petersburg, the thirteenth season of the charity festival 'Dobry Rock' begins. Proceeds from the concerts will be directed towards the rehabilitation of children with disabilities through hippotherapy.
Smolny Updates Metro Development Plans Through 2031By 2031, St. Petersburg plans to increase the length of metro lines by 11.9 km and open eight new stations. This is stated in the updated state program for the development of the transport system.
Myths and Reality of Free Apartments in the USSROnline, people often reminisce about the free distribution of housing in Soviet times, while modern families face high prices and mortgage rates. Readers share stories of how their families received apartments and compare with current conditions.
Volgograd Engineer Tried for Station Explosion That Killed SixProsecution and defense presented their cases in the Krasnoarmeysky Court against Dmitry Lebedev, accused of safety violations that led to deaths. The defendant did not admit guilt but offered condolences to the families.
