diff --git a/bridges/VkBridge.php b/bridges/VkBridge.php
index 7f5ae1c8..713b86f3 100644
--- a/bridges/VkBridge.php
+++ b/bridges/VkBridge.php
@@ -239,6 +239,41 @@ class VkBridge extends BridgeAbstract
 				$a->outertext = '';
 			}
 
+			// fix links and get post hashtags
+			$hashtags = array();
+			foreach($post->find('a') as $a) {
+				$href = $a->getAttribute('href');
+				$innertext = $a->innertext;
+
+				$hashtag_prefix = '/feed?section=search&q=%23';
+				$hashtag = null;
+
+				if ($href && substr($href, 0, strlen($hashtag_prefix)) === $hashtag_prefix) {
+					$hashtag = urldecode(substr($href, strlen($hashtag_prefix)));
+				} else if (substr($innertext, 0, 1) == '#') {
+					$hashtag = $innertext;
+				}
+
+				if ($hashtag) {
+					$a->outertext = $innertext;
+					$hashtags[] = $hashtag;
+					continue;
+				}
+
+				$parsed_url = parse_url($href);
+
+				if (array_key_exists('path', $parsed_url) === false) continue;
+
+				if (strpos($parsed_url['path'], '/away.php') === 0) {
+					parse_str($parsed_url['query'], $parsed_query);
+					$a->setAttribute('href', iconv(
+						'windows-1251',
+						'utf-8//ignore',
+						$parsed_query['to']
+					));
+				}
+			}
+
 			if (is_object($post->find('div.copy_quote', 0))) {
 				if ($this->getInput('hide_reposts') === true) {
 					continue;
@@ -252,21 +287,9 @@ class VkBridge extends BridgeAbstract
 			}
 
 			$item = array();
-			$item['content'] = strip_tags(backgroundToImg($post->find('div.wall_text', 0)->innertext), '<br><img>');
+			$item['content'] = strip_tags(backgroundToImg($post->find('div.wall_text', 0)->innertext), '<a><br><img>');
 			$item['content'] .= $content_suffix;
-			$item['categories'] = array();
-
-			// get post hashtags
-			foreach($post->find('a') as $a) {
-				$href = $a->getAttribute('href');
-				$prefix = '/feed?section=search&q=%23';
-				$innertext = $a->innertext;
-				if ($href && substr($href, 0, strlen($prefix)) === $prefix) {
-					$item['categories'][] = urldecode(substr($href, strlen($prefix)));
-				} else if (substr($innertext, 0, 1) == '#') {
-					$item['categories'][] = $innertext;
-				}
-			}
+			$item['categories'] = $hashtags;
 
 			// get post link
 			$post_link = $post->find('a.post_link', 0)->getAttribute('href');