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• Russian 2:26 pm on June 26, 2026 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: games, laws ( 9 ), online games, parenting   

  Russian lawmakers want to slow down online games the same way they slowed Telegram.

  The State Duma’s family and children committee says Roskomnadzor and the Digital Ministry could use their experience with other platforms to limit how long children spend continuously on screens.

  Lawmakers say gaming and social media controls are needed to protect kids.

  Earlier, Investigative Committee head Alexander Bastrykin claimed online games and in-game chats are an effective tool for recruiting teenagers into sabotage.
   

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• Russian 11:01 pm on August 5, 2025 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: antidepressants, children, earthquake, Kamchatka, laws ( 9 ), LGTB, Orthodox Church ( 2 ), parenting, religion ( 4 )   

  Weird News Weekly Dispatch – Episode 1: Vanishing Cities, Antidepressants, Earthquakes, and Vodka 

  

  This week brings depressive, sad, and even alarming headlines from across Russia. 129 Russian Cities May Disappear 129 Russian cities are on the brink of disappearing due to depopulation, according to RANEPA (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration). 3.4 million people are affected. Among them: Verkhny Tagil, Inta, Kem, Torzhok, and Okha. Nothing alarming, just vanishing towns.

  iz.ru Record-Breaking Antidepressant Sales Russians have spent a record 4.6 billion rubles (approximately $51 million USD) on antidepressants and tranquilizers in just six months. Currently, one in five people in Russia is on antidepressants. The highest concentration is in Moscow, the Moscow region, St. Petersburg, and Krasnodar. Experts blame stress and economic instability. But hey, nothing to worry about — everything’s totally fine.

  glagol.press Nighttime Toilet Use May Get You Evicted Lawyers warn that Russians can be evicted for flushing toilets or showering at night. Sounds of water from 11:00…

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