The other day, the State Duma, in two readings, adopted a law on restrictions for Russians who are outside the country and at the same time have administrative or criminal “debts” in their homeland. This law will effectively cut off relocants from using banking and government services online. Photo: Unsplash.com What's happened?

The greatest stress in emigration comes from the destruction of the usual way of life. The first to die off are excess needs, which in the new conditions seem to be out of place. Who would peel an avocado during an earthquake or worry about sorting waste in a burning kitchen? On the other hand, building a favorite routine is also a way to keep yourself normal amid chaos. Our three emigrant interlocutors acquired environmentally friendly habits while still in Russia.

Football player and coach Alexander Kerzhakov recently launched the “Na Start” application to provide targeted support for children involved in sports. Including for children with disabilities. “Such Things” talked with Alexander about the project, his team and how applications are checked before the start of the collection “We created a project that specifically helps young athletes,” says Kerzhakov. - This has never happened before.

After the murder of a 12-year-old girl in Nakhodka, the head of the Investigative Committee proposed reducing the age of criminal responsibility in Russia from 14 to 12 years. The main suspect in the case of the deceased girl is her peer, but it is not yet fully known what exactly happened between the children and whether there was someone else there. Experts explain why the law enforcement agency’s initiative is dangerous for society and is unlikely to lead to a reduction in teenage crime.

July 20, 2026, 00:00 views Preservation of heritage and historical memory Context Photo stories Text: Olga Matveeva Photo: Olga Matveeva Photo: Olga Matveeva I was looking for the history of my great-grandfather, a German who was born in the German colony of Nikolaifeld in the Stavropol region. Very quickly my search ceased to be just a family investigation.

A small dot on the neck or a painless lump near the jaw - such symptoms are easy to overlook or mistake for inflammation. But sometimes the cause is more unusual: vestigial gills. "Things Like This" talked to patients and doctors about why people develop gill cysts and fistulas and how this relates to the ancient evolutionary history of humans.

Several years ago, Maria was in a relationship, and she could not imagine that four years later her ex-partner would post photos of them having sex on social networks to take revenge. Revenge porn in Russia remains a popular way to settle scores with once close people. “Takiye Dela” studied court verdicts since 2011 and learned how Russians are suing each other over posting intimate content on the Internet.

If seven years ago Masha Grigorieva had been told that chickens would be roaming around her Moscow apartment, she would have replied that you probably have chicken brains. Today such a rebuke would not have occurred to her: Masha saves chickens. And the chickens save her “It’s better not to talk about anything like that in front of your Daughter,” warns Anya. - She understands everything. - With which daughter? In the large Nagaev family, I must admit, I got confused.

Masha Kovaleva from Nakhodka did not live to see her 13th birthday for nine days. On June 15, 2026, she was found dead in the attic of a high-rise building, and a few hours later, her peer, with whom the girl was friends, was detained on suspicion of murder. The investigation quickly closed the case from prying eyes, but dozens of versions managed to grow around the tragedy.

Guillain-Barré syndrome is a rare disease in which within a few days a person loses the ability to walk, and in severe cases, to breathe independently. About what it is and what COVID-19 has to do with it, read the material “Things like this.” Photo: Engin Akyurt / Unsplash.com Mask Vita-Angelina works as a school director in Saratov, she is 29 years old. In March of this year, she suddenly felt unwell - the girl’s temperature rose to 38 degrees, but no other symptoms followed.

What would the Tsar Bell sound like? Can you play AC/DC church bells? Where are the best examples of bell casting preserved? And most importantly, how to hear bells that have long disappeared from the face of the earth?

In an attempt to combat the wave of telephone fraud, Russian authorities have tightened controls over the transfers of individuals. As a result, hundreds of thousands of Russians faced blocking of their accounts - among them were those involved in dubious schemes, and those who performed ordinary household transactions. Authorities warn of more serious consequences, including criminal cases of financing terrorism for paying for purchases using a phone number.

The Queen Louise Bridge is the main symbol of the city of Sovetsk, which was once called Tilsit and remembers the meeting of Alexander I and Napoleon. The bridge connecting the Russian and Lithuanian banks allowed residents of the fraternal republics to freely cross the Neman River, visit and trade. Today the road to Lithuania is closed. But in Sovetsk they remember how it was Sovetsk (until 1946 Tilsit) is the northernmost city of the Kaliningrad region.

The psychoneurological boarding school for children with mental disorders in Arzamas, where Nikita was taken after his mother was imprisoned for murder, was a typical Russian PNI. Like in a horror movie. But one day, employees of the “Region of Care” came to it, changed it beyond recognition and opened a program for family reunification Angels and casserole Nikita's day consisted mainly of lying with his face to the wall.

In Spain they were called Russians. In the Soviet Union - by the Spaniards. They didn’t belong anywhere On May 9, at a festive concert in the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg, I saw a very elderly, fragile, gray-haired lady with a bouquet of flowers. On stage, the choir of the Leningrad Military District performed songs of the war years, the lady sang along with “Officers” and quietly brushed away her tears. Someone put a military cap on her.