May 01, 2019 Parting Shot By Nikolai Maslennikov A photograph captured in 2018 in Red Square captures the moment with beauty and finesse. Photography Sports
March 18, 2019 A Race With a Heart (of a Dog) By Maria Antonova Every year, people from all over the world convene in a small snowy town in northern Russia for the friendliest and fluffiest of sports events – started by an Orthodox nun in a wheelchair who had an idea... and a dog. NGOs Regions Sports
March 01, 2019 Sochi +5 By Nadezhda Grebennikova Views of Sochi, five years after the close of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in that southern city. Photography Sports
February 25, 2019 Krasnoyarsk Goes All Potemkin By Maria Antonova Authorities in Krasnoyarsk want to put the Siberian city's best face forward for March's Universiade sporting event, while covering up local pollution and snow-deficit issues. Residents are having none of it. Cities & Towns Environment Sports
January 10, 2019 Crooks and Crazies this Russian Christmas By Irina Bukharin Russian Orthodox Christmas has come and gone, leaving us with all sorts of holiday lunacy. Holidays News Sports The Weekly Russia File
December 27, 2018 Favorite Stories from 2018 By Irina Bukharin We look back and some of our, and your, favorite stories from The Weekly Russia File during 2018. Humor News Politics Sports The Weekly Russia File
July 19, 2018 The Plagues of Russia: the Risen Dead, Bees, and Floods By Irina Bukharin Shed a tear for our last World Cup TWERF, in which we finally learn about the Romanovs and feel the wrath of nature. Humor News Sports The Weekly Russia File
July 12, 2018 Lost Game, but Newfound Pride By Irina Bukharin What’s out of this world? Russia’s performance in the World Cup, a Russian cargo ship, and showers in Samara! Humor News Sports The Weekly Russia File
July 05, 2018 That Other Red, White, and Blue By Irina Bukharin As Americans celebrate their Independence Day, Russia may have gained a new national holiday as well: the day they beat Spain in the World Cup. Humor News Sports The Weekly Russia File
July 01, 2018 Bike Like an Egyptian By The Editors A short look at one very avid football (soccer) fan, who rode his bike all the way from Egypt to Russia for the World Cup. Sports Travel
June 28, 2018 Against Some Odds, Still in the Game! By Irina Bukharin This week Russia lost but isn’t out yet; football fans, amazingly, spread cheer across Russia; and a storm reminds us of the world outside. Humor News Sports The Weekly Russia File
June 21, 2018 Russia Makes Hay in Moscow and Surmounts in St. Petersburg By Irina Bukharin Russia wins its first two World Cup games and Jeff Monson is running for CIty Council in Krasnogorsk. Does life get better than this? Humor News Sports The Weekly Russia File