November 01, 2019 Alligators and Email We are driven by a passion to tell interesting stories about the most interesting country on Earth. And it helps that we are egged on by our passionate readers.
November 01, 2019 A Brief History of Political Insults News of Russian courts punishing people for what they write or comment online is no longer anything out of the ordinary.
October 31, 2019 "Eagles These Days Text Too Much," Said Putin (Or Did He?) This week, eagles rack up data bills while Putin pontificates about AI and a restaurant operator starts Meatless Mondays. Environment Food & Drink Internet The Weekly Russia File
October 30, 2019 Dostoyevsky's Birthday in 10 Dark Quotes In honor of the writer's 198th birthday, here are 10 quotes to celebrate the life and writings of Fyodor Dostoyevsky. They may not be cheerful, but they sure are profound. Culture Literature
October 28, 2019 Velimir Khlebnikov: Innovating 100 Years Before Silicon Valley Happy birthday to Velimir Khlebnikov, Futurist poet, avant-gardist, and developer of an algorithm to predict the future. Art Biographies Literature
October 25, 2019 Saving Moscow - One Letter at a Time Activists in Moscow are crowdfunding to restore century-old signs, and uncovering traces of a buzzing and eclectic merchant city. Architecture Business History Moscow
October 24, 2019 A State of Repression "Russia's strict state, with a harsh, or, more exactly, cruel law enforcement system... has raised a generation of citizens to match." Government Law Politics
October 24, 2019 Raining Cats and Hot Dogs Psychic cats and patented tools are priceless. Hot dogs cost 39 rubles. Humor News The Weekly Russia File
October 20, 2019 Adding Me, and You, and All of Us to AdMe.ru In which we visit the weird world of the homegrown Russian Buzzfeed. Humor Internet Media Social Issues
October 17, 2019 Things to Avoid After Drinking Vodka Fall starts on a harmonious note, Putin’s meeting with the Saudis — not so much. Also, happy birthday to vodka! Food & Drink Int'l Relations Regions The Weekly Russia File
October 12, 2019 Poems for a Golden Autumn Autumn is colder and darker than summer, but is it really that depressing? Classic poets and rock musicians weigh in. Art Literature Music
October 10, 2019 To and From Russia with Love Russians send the Night’s Watch to New Jersey and bottles to Brazil; they welcome a Swedish girl to speak and immigrants to share their imya (name). Children Humor News The Weekly Russia File
