July 01, 2019 Talking Trash For several months, there has been a steady trickle of news reports from Shiyes, a nondescript railway station nestled amid forests and lakes not far from Syktyvkar, that sound as if they are coming from a war zone. Environment Regions Social Issues
July 01, 2019 In Brief News and brief items from around Russia. Humor Internet Politics Regions Sports Travel
July 01, 2019 Magadan On July 14, 2019, Magadan will celebrate the 80th anniversary of its founding. Alas, this date, like so much else in the city’s history, is a lie. History Regions
July 01, 2019 I Want to Be Like Yuri The moon landing as it was (not) seen from Russia. History Memoir Space
July 01, 2019 Just a Second... Russians have a sense of time that can often leave foreigners puzzling. So we decided to look at some colloquial expressions about time. Culture Customs Social Issues
July 01, 2019 Khodasevich and Vodolazkin Two recently published works of fiction that we liked and wanted to share with you. Literature Memoir
July 01, 2019 People Like Us The features in this issue have something in common. And it's not necessarily what you might expect. Economy Environment Int'l Relations
July 01, 2019 Stalingrad This is a short excerpt from the first-ever English translation (by Robert and Elizabeth Chandler) of Grossman’s epic novel of the turning point in World War II. History Literature War
July 01, 2019 Concrete in the Clouds Snakes, shashlik, secret Soviet structures, students: just a few things you can find on Russky Island. Geography History Travel Russia File
June 30, 2019 Chernobyl and the Soviet Legacy 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 Russia File
June 29, 2019 The Surreal Among Us An interview with St. Petersburg photographer Viktor Mogilat, about his thought provoking art. Art Photography St. Petersburg Russia File
June 27, 2019 Duck, Duck, Owl? Predators, prey, and performance artists take the spotlight in this week’s TWERF. Art Espionage Humor The Weekly Russia File Russia File