https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/29/russias-yandex-launches-plus-a-prime-style-service-for-2-75-month-plus-station-smart-speaker/ > Russian search giant Yandex is sometimes described as the “Google of Russia”, but maybe it should be described as the Amazon of Russia, too. The company today took the wraps off Yandex.Plus, a service modelled on Amazon Prime that gives users a number of perks for a monthly fee — 169 roubles/month, or about $2.75. On top of that, the company is making its first foray into hardware with a new, $160 smart speaker, Yandex.Station, and a new skills platform, called Yandex.Dialogues, for the Russian-speaking intelligent assistant it unveiled last year, called Alice. The Station speaker and Plus will be available only in Russia. > The three were all unveiled in Moscow at the company’s annual what’s-new event, which it calls Yet Another Conference.