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News and brief items from around Russia.

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.

The moon landing as it was (not) seen from Russia.

Russians have a sense of time that can often leave foreigners puzzling. So we decided to look at some colloquial expressions about time.

Two recently published works of fiction that we liked and wanted to share with you.

The features in this issue have something in common. And it's not necessarily what you might expect.

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.

Snakes, shashlik, secret Soviet structures, students: just a few things you can find on Russky Island. 
 

Chernobyl, the HBO miniseries, is many things: a disaster movie, a meditation on power, a warning against secrecy, a thriller – a race against time.

An interview with St. Petersburg photographer Viktor Mogilat, about his thought provoking art.

Predators, prey, and performance artists take the spotlight in this week’s TWERF.

Throughout his long life, Leo Tolstoy had many strange hobbies. One of them was bicycling, which he learned at the ripe age of 67, and which he loved. But that's not to say there weren't some humorous incidents...