May 07, 2020 Coliving, Bill Gates, and Grechka This week we explore Soviet throwbacks, social media trends, and coronavirus fugitives. Cities & Towns Economy Food & Drink Government Health History Urban Life Odder News
May 07, 2020 TBT: Happy Birthday Pyotr Ilyich On this day in 1840, one of the greatest composers of all time was born: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Culture History Music TBT
May 06, 2020 TikTok but from Home “I don’t know what to do here. What am I supposed to do, sing, dance? I don’t understand what people do on TikTok. ” – Opposition leader Alexei Navalny, in his first post to TikTok, where he gained 130,000 followers in less than a week Health Internet Quote
May 05, 2020 High Six! A Russian city's redesigned seal sports an anatomical typo. Government Humor Regions Religion Russia File
May 04, 2020 Dance Like Everyone is Watching Residents of Nizhny Novgorod were arrested for participating in a khorovod. Culture News Russia File
May 02, 2020 Little Big: Where are they now? The former Eurovision competitors have been staying busy during quarantine. Culture Music Pop Culture Russia File
May 01, 2020 Like a Drive-Thru, But Not A Russian man has been arrested for selling alcohol out of his apartment window. Cities & Towns Food & Drink Law Russia File
May 01, 2020 We Will Survive! This issue's language column looks at famous war movies. Film & TV Language
May 01, 2020 Handshake-Free Zone Looking back at the early Soviet years when the young state launched anti-handshake campaigns. Health History
May 01, 2020 In the Trenches of Stalingrad On the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII, we offer two excerpts from a new translation of Viktor Nekrasov’s In the Trenches of Stalingrad. History Military War
May 01, 2020 Victory Will be Ours We didn’t realize how connected we were until we had to disconnect. Health History Science
May 01, 2020 Writers in Isolation Russian literature is rich with experiences of isolation. We check in with a few famous writers of the past. History Literature Memoir
