September 06, 2023 Navalny, Lexiconvict The Russian Supreme Court upholds a Kafkaesque ban on Navalny using prison slang. Government Language Politics Russia File
August 15, 2023 Touchpoints War has a way of changing the language, and not necessarily for the better. Dissent Humor Language War
March 28, 2023 Moldova Speaks Romanian Moldova has passed a law labeling Romanian its national language amid suspected Moscow-fueled protests. Int'l Relations Language News War Russia File
February 01, 2023 A Ban on Russian Kyiv-Mohlya Academy has banned the Russian language inside the institution. Cities & Towns Education Language Law Social Issues Russia File
December 19, 2022 Hold Your Tongue The State Duma began reviewing a new law that would restrict the use of foreign loan words in official Russian communications. Education Language Law Politics Russia File
November 18, 2022 English Gains in Russia Annual rating of English language proficiency worldwide shows Russia holding steady, notwithstanding anti-Western propaganda and travel bans. Education Language Russia File
October 15, 2022 Russian and Me A translator with Russian roots ruminates on her past, and what it means to be a Russophile today. Family History Language War
October 15, 2022 Scratch a Russian Word... ...and you are likely to find a Tatar one beneath it. We dig into the sordid details. Economy Language
July 15, 2022 Great, Powerful, Truthful, and Free Where we explore the very particular relationship that Russians have with their language. History Language Russians Abroad War
July 15, 2022 Steppe, by Anton Chekhov What could be more appropriate than to take a trip with Chekhov across the Ukrainian steppe? Language Literature Regions
May 30, 2022 Where the Streets Have Names Ukraine has begun a "derussification" of street names, replacing them with names of important Ukrainians. Cities & Towns Government Language Russia File
March 01, 2022 Watch Where You Step In recent months the Russian press corps has been honing its euphemistic language skills, wondering how to talk crap. Customs Humor Language