Jake Rudnitsky

I’m not embarrassed to admit my first CD was George Harrison’s Cloud Nine. Well, maybe just a little bit.

@Mike_Eckel There's a dye shortage, so don't hold your breath...

looks like the burger-and-fries packaging at Tasty And That's It (the company taking over McDonald's restaurants in Russia) is still a work in progress. (source: t.me/radiogovoritmsk)

@ngespino @SandyHendry I think that one is lost to the sands of time. Back then Russia was supposed to vanish by 2050, now people are only slightly more optimistic. Demographics look pretty grim for all of Eastern Europe

@SandyHendry Hey @Rudnit is your feature from the maternity hospital available anywhere online? I remember it being pretty good...and probably still relevant.

Any new demographic takes on Russia? Russia has one of the lowest fertility rates in the world of 1.58 births per woman, below the replacement rate of 2.1 births per woman. Russia also has one of the oldest populations with an average age of 40.3 years. worldpopulationreview.com/countries/russ…

A tank-jacking in Kakhovka

“No war. Glory to Ukraine” this morning in Moscow

New @AP reporting tonight: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was asked to evacuate Kyiv at the behest of the U.S. government but turned down the offer. An American official tells me Zelenskyy said, “The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride.”

@Andrew__Roth Well, you get to see one loved one

Given Moscow’s inconsistent snow removal this winter, I have begun my own personal Finlandization process

@Andrew__Roth To be fair, I think he coached one of Putin’s 11-goal breakout games in the Night Hockey League

Plaques like this are all over central Moscow thanks to Memorial. This one was dedicated in August at the final address of Natalya Totskaya, a translator who was 46 years old when she was shot in 1938. The man speaking is a grandson of her brother.

Polar bears at an abandoned Soviet weather station on Kolyuchin Island, Dmitry Kokh @NatGeoru

First ever December crossing of the Northern Sea Route from east to west is complete by a caravan of 8 vessels. The ships, including 1 from Finland, were escorted by Taimyr and Vaigach icebreakers; the most difficult section at Vilkitsky & Matisen straits were successfully passed

Starting Dec. 29, virtually all foreigners living in Russia will face **quarterly** X-rays and blood and urine tests for diseases including leprosy, tuberculosis, syphilis and HIV/AIDS. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… by @Rudnit

The #SoyuzMS20 Russian spacecraft commercial flight is the first tourist expedition to orbit after a 12-year break. The resumption of this kind of cosmonautics is the result of cooperation between Roscosmos and @SpaceAdventures.

Putin congratulates Moscow mayor for opening 10 new metro stations on a giant new ring line that will have 31 stations by 2023.

A look into Moscow’s past: these binoculars show a photo of an ancient monastery bulldozed by Stalin

Russian inflation in action: this elevator had two McDonalds help wanted ads, one offering 10% more than the other

Good news vegans! Russia's Magnit is testing a food printer that can produce plant-based squid made from a pea paste and seafood flavor in any shape you want. magnit.com/ru/media/press…

A heartwarming story of how a Siberian woman axed a man to marry her. tayga.info/172482

Putin's daughter explains the "importance of knowing your genetics." ria.ru/20211013/voron…