Except this is a "bogan" version translated by Ander Louis, the pen name of a Melbourne IT worker who moonlights as a writer. He's poured a metaphorical can of Australian beer over the novel by converting Tolstoy's prose into a lingo that wouldn't sound out of place in the popular Aussie sitcom Kath & Kim.

An abandoned station, a few rusted carriages and a dozen metres of track are all that is left of a Soviet railway in southern Armenia. It may seem unlikely, but this derelict stretch of track in the South Caucasus has been tapped to become a symbol of ...

2) was “supporting a possible peace between Russia and Ukraine” (by allowing Russia to keep Ukrainian territory seized by force) for which he should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. 2) In February 2022, Trump called Vladimir Putin a “genius” and ...

The Kremlin says Ukraine will have to enter negotiations with Russia "sooner or later" - claiming Kyiv's negotiating position is getting worse by the day. Meanwhile, Volodymyr Zelenskyy faces a domestic crisis in developments linked to the war.