For every action there is an equal and opposite...

Now, with Russia itself beckoning and sturdier than before, that time has come.

The government is trying to head off the country's severe population decline by luring back Russians who live abroad as well as their descendants. Mr. Reutov and several dozen other members of his religious community from Uruguay have become among the most striking examples of this policy.

In other news, the number of strippers in the New York metropolitan area has taken a nose dive for some unexplained reason. Similarly, the black car livery availability has plummeted.