The podcast “First Quarter” about the main songs in the Russian language of the 21st century has ended! A good reason to listen to it if you missed it – or re-listen to your favorite episodes We’ve collected all 25 episodes on one page – Meduza
The “First Quarter” podcast consists of 25 episodes, in which the author of “When We Sing, the Wind Shines,” Alexander…
Sweden detained a cargo ship in the Baltic Sea en route to St. Petersburg. There are 10 Russians on board
The Swedish Coast Guard detained the cargo ship “Kava” in the Baltic Sea, which was sailing under the flag of…
The grand prize of Artdocfest 2026 went to “Memory” by Vladelina Sandu — Meduza
The winners have been announced at the Artdocfest documentary film festival in Riga. Festival organizers told Meduza that the film…
Israel believes Ali Khamenei’s son and potential successor was injured in an airstrike – Meduza
Israeli security officials believe that Mojtaba Khamenei, Ali Khamenei’s son and candidate for Iran’s supreme leader, was injured in the…
An explosion occurred at the entrance to the US Embassy in Oslo-Medusa
An explosion occurred at the entrance to the US Embassy in Oslo, Norway, causing minor damage to the building. Reports…
Finland has always liked the fact that Russians buy real estate in the country. It then emerged that properties near military bases and airports had been sold. The same thing happened in Scotland, Norway and Sweden
Since the 2000s, Finland has welcomed Russian investments. As a result, thousands of properties across the country became owned by…
Four people were killed in an attack on a hotel in Beirut. Israel said the targets were Iranian leaders
Four people were killed and ten others were injured as a result of an Israeli raid on the Ramada Hotel…
Trump accused Tehran of attacking an Iranian girls’ school on the first day of the war
US President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that Iran is responsible for the attack on a girls’…
The Iranian regime was not this close to destruction. How did he even appear? We publish photos by legendary photographer Gil Perez from Iran in 1979. These shots are unlike anything you have seen before
In 1979, the Islamic Revolution occurred in Iran. Shah Muhammad Reza Pahlavi fled the country, power passed into the hands…
Do you remember the cute kakapo parrots? Well, the ones that weigh four kilos and can’t fly. So, they have already hatched 51 chicks this season! That’s a lot, and there will be more. How did you save birds from extinction?
In December 2025, we wrote about kakapo, the large flightless parrots from New Zealand. There were only 237 of them…