January 16, 2020 #TBT: Sofia the Mathematician By The Editors 170 years ago this week, January 15, 1850, the mathematician Sofia Kovalevskaya was born. Biographies History Science Women TBT
January 08, 2020 Statistics are Stubborn By The Editors “Statistics are a stubborn thing, and even with my diagnosis you have a chance to get better! Just believe in it! I was just unlucky :)" – A beloved and influential Russian oncologist, in his last Facebook post before he died of cancer. Humor Science Quote
January 01, 2020 Sofia Kovalevskaya By Tamara Eidelman Poor, unfortunate Vasily Vasilyevich Korvin-Krukovsky. He worked so hard to help his family flourish, and, at least in his eyes, it all went to waste. Biographies Education Russians Abroad Science
December 12, 2019 Exorcising the Spirit of Upside-Down Christmas By Tiffany Zhu Ded Moroz and kindergarten parents conceive of the Christmas spirit very differently. Also, Russians may have domesticated the first dog. Holidays Humor Science The Weekly Russia File
October 03, 2019 Beer, Balloons, and (GMO) Babies By Tiffany Zhu Can samogon predict recessions? Can a balloon seduce Elon Musk? And can Putin grow babies in labs? Find out this and more in this week’s TWERF. Economy Humor Science The Weekly Russia File
June 30, 2019 Chernobyl and the Soviet Legacy By William Stroock Chernobyl, the HBO miniseries, is many things: a disaster movie, a meditation on power, a warning against secrecy, a thriller – a race against time. Environment History Science
June 21, 2019 Arctic Atlantis By Tiffany Zhu On June 21, 1900, an intrepid explorer set off to find a mysterious Arctic island. He was never to be seen again. Environment Geography Science
April 18, 2019 Do Russian Robots Dream of Electric Ice? By Tiffany Zhu This week’s TWERF will amaze you, amuse you, and possibly give you nightmares. Humor Regions Science The Weekly Russia File
April 09, 2019 Estimate, Pray, Light By Katrina Keegan Both science and religion shed (northern) light on the Aurora Borealis. Environment Regions Religion Science
March 28, 2019 Naked Facts about Science, Art and Agriculture By Katrina Keegan Snow leopards, cannabis, and nudity are trending in Russia. Humor Regions Science The Weekly Russia File
March 01, 2019 A Soviet Fox for Post-Soviet Man By Natalya Beskhlebnaya An uptick in fox domestications leads us to consider a landmark experiment in Novosibirsk that upended assumptions about evolution. Agriculture Science Social Issues
March 01, 2019 Making Waves By Svetlana Zernes One hundred and sixty years ago, the inventor Alexander Popov was born. In 1895, he created the first radio receiver. Or did he? History Science
