Nanna Heitmann 

It's summer holidays. Valentin injured his head when he made a dive while bathing. In summer, horseflies are a nuisance, they are everywhere. 

Khakas woman from Minusinsk, Russia

Ksenia Larina, formerly a presenter (and one of the best in the world!) on the now-shuttered radio station Echo of Moscow, has shared this gem of Russian fascism in the “heartland”: Today it’s the Minusinsk Drama Theater. Lead by head director Alexei Pesegov, the theater’s actors declare that they are Russians [“russkie,” that is, ethnic Russians], no matter what blood flows in their veins, and…