So I have this new friend at my new job and he was introducing me today the russian UI developer community. This made me realize, there is some serious talent in the formal Soviet Union. He explained to me that there were too many unemployed PhDs desperate to find work, and given the fact that UI development is a combination of science, hacking and art, this fits the Russian culture very well. Combine this with some a lot of time and bright brains, and you got the perfect environment for "browser innovation."
Sergey (Siarhei) mentioned these two websites to be his favorite sources of inspiration:
http://habrahabr.ru/ (Каскадные Таблицы Стилей)
http://chikuyonok.ru/
So if you get get through the "azbuka" with your google translator, you might find some innovative ways to make your browser do things you did not know it was capable of.