Oops: Finland has apologized to Russian President Vladimir Putin for accidentally placing him on a secret register of criminals who cannot enter the country. (TIME.com via Associated Press)
Bear All: Putin was also bombarded by topless protesters earlier this week and was especially taken by one who had an obscene phrase in Cyrillic written on her back. (TIME.com)
Miao Miao: Russians make epic cat videos. Behold, a cat that smokes cigarettes. (The Daily What)
Meme Czars: Comrades are attuned to the latest memes, even the obscure ones such as “Hogwarting.” (BuzzFeed)
Cosmonauts: During the space race, while Soviets astronauts used pencils in zero gravity, NASA tried to trump them by creating a fancy space pen. (mental_floss)
Seeing Red: Browse these beautiful color photographs taken before the Russian Revolution. (Flavorwire)
Meteor City: Remember when a meteor exploded in the sky over Chelyabinsk at the end of February? (TIME.com)
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