Officials in Nizhegorodskaya region, on the Volga river east of Moscow, said water in the lake might have been sucked down into an underground water-course or cave system, but some villagers had more sinister explanations.
"I am thinking, well, America has finally got to us," said one old woman, as she sat on the ground outside her house.
That's right. We don't rest even after our enemies implode. No matter how long it takes, we'll get to you.
And next time we'll take your air.
Or perhaps our next president will issue a sincere apology for water-stealing and the world will go back to loving us again.
