Russia’s vastness has added to the country’s mysterious reputation over the years and these photos will do nothing to eradicate that.
From Vladimir Putin popping up in the most unlikely places to children walking the streets with deadly weapons.
Russians don’t seem to have mastered the art of using a toilet nor public transport as the hilarious set of photographs will testify.
Many of the pictures were taken by visitors to Russia, who must’ve left feeling a sense of relief given some of the things they had witnessed.
Young mum with a gun: An unlikely couple take their baby doll for a stroll in a pram and it appears the mother, who is has a lollipop in her mouth which looks like a cigarette, is in charge of protection
A very public lavatory: A man in a blue jacket sits with his trousers around his ankles on a toilet near a busy bus stop. Nobody seems to bat an eyelid apart from one laughing woman in a pink hat
A car is caught in an uncovered manhole when the front left wheel falls in
The worldwide web: A member of the emergency services checks the paperwork of a patient – dressed like Spider-Man on the computer
A model leader: A pint-sized Vladimir Putin shows the way to the back door next to a bag and a box of onions
Brake horsepower: A man sits on the the back of a cart on a dusty road as he is pulled along by a horse
Hot sales: A mannequin wearing a heavy-duty protective mask in a shop window has its head pointed towards a bra hooked on a divider
Industrial-strength electricians: A man is hoisted up to replace a lamp post bulb with a digger
A bag clad in Vlad: A woman in a thick, fur coat plays with a phone she has just pulled from a Vladimir Putin handbag
Iron Maiden: A man in a facemask which has become synonymous with the hacking group Anonymous crouches on top of a fridge playing an acoustic guitar with an unplugged iron
Casual public transport user: A topless man wearing nothing but a pair of red shorts and a satchel poses up on a bus stop bench
High interest rates: A woman appears perplexed by a cash point which is far too high for regular customers to use
How much is that kitty in the window? A black cat stretches out on a supermarket conveyor belt
Cannon fodder: A battered, old car is weighed down by a huge, ancient cannon which is sitting on top of the roof
An axe to grind: An elderly Russian walks along a footpath which runs alongside a busy road holding a hatchet
Open-top ride: A man in a pair of red shorts lies back on the roof rack of a white 4×4
Some privacy would have been nice: A bizarrely-placed lavatory sits in the open alongside three urinals
Gravy on tap? Brown water pours out of a tap surrounded by toiletries in an unsavoury sink in Russia
Braving the surf: A man in a garish shirt, a trilby hat and a pair of trainers crouches down on the bonnet of an old, red car
Ink-redible! A girl has a phone and dozens of pens and pencils pushed through her pony tail
Mechanics for dummies: A man stands inside the bonnet and is about to hammer a plank of wood down into the car
Headwear for the hen do: A woman takes a bizarre selfie in the middle of a garden with a chicken on her head
Hardly a Barbie: A frightening looking wooden doll carved out of a tree trunk sits in front of a multi-coloured bench