Помогатор ~ Word of the Month
A funny word from a popular cartoon has become a controversial bit of emigrant slang.
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Помогатор ~ Word of the Month
A funny word from a popular cartoon has become a controversial bit of emigrant slang.
A Cinematic Counter to the West
Nikita Mikhalkov says a recently created Russian film award will combat looming cultural threats from the West and promote traditional values.
Very Graphic Russian History
A new book purporting to be a graphic-novel history of Russia is being panned as propaganda.
Learning to Nod
A proposal has been put forward to reform the Russian jury system that imperils its purpose.
War Comes to the Duma
Russia's new State Duma could include several alleged war criminals. One in three incoming lawmakers has ties to Russia's war on Ukraine.
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The Nose Doesn't Fall Far from the Face
A new translation of a work by a Ukrainian author who could be Gogol's literary relative.
The Man Who Saw Too Much
A new translation of works by Vasily Grossman that are as powerful as they are essential to read.
Go On, Get Lost!
Two wonderful new books on getting lost and found.
History
Very Graphic Russian History
A new book purporting to be a graphic-novel history of Russia is being panned as propaganda.
A Broken Flower, an Angered Japan
A Khabarovsk monument to the Soviet-Japanese War has raised tensions with Tokyo.
A New Anti-War Hero
One of the leaders of the Russian charity movement has been charged in a criminal case.
The Amazing Life & Adventures of Albert Parry
A newly discovered memoir from a figure at the center of things for decades.
Language & Literature
Помогатор ~ Word of the Month
A funny word from a popular cartoon has become a controversial bit of emigrant slang.
Девайлдберизация – Word of the Month
A long word that means far more than just drone-induced shortages.
Love Becomes Oleg
Under new Russian laws, the owners of a cafe in the Urals had to change its name — and became famous.
The Nose Doesn't Fall Far from the Face
A new translation of a work by a Ukrainian author who could be Gogol's literary relative.
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