November 01, 2017 Verbs of Motion By Natalia Gogolitsyna In this issue’s Uchites, we look at verbs of motion, a bane of the Russian language student’s existence. Language
November 01, 2017 Three Books and a DVD By Paul E. Richardson In which we review three books and a DVD we like. See the book reviews section for detailed reviews. Language Literature
November 01, 2017 The Translator By Viktoria Vzyatysheva Galina Sergeyevna Usova is a poet and translator of English prose and poetry. For the last few years, she has been standing outside St. Petersburg’s Polytechnic Institute metro station selling her books. Language Literature
September 01, 2017 Rebooting Conversations By Michele A. Berdy On how much more difficult it is becoming to have a civil conversation in Russia. Language
September 01, 2017 Four Wishes By Natalia Gogolitsyna A short story by Konstantin Ushinsky, the noted pedagogue, is the subject of this issue's language learning page. Language
July 01, 2017 Good and Bad By Natalia Gogolitsyna Mayakovsky on what makes children good or bad. Language
July 01, 2017 I Spit On You By Michele A. Berdy The many ways that spitting has worked its way into the language. Language
June 01, 2017 Bananas, Ballerinas, and Bubble Bath By Alice E.M. Underwood Blackface and bananas raise racist concerns ahead of soccer match, a linguist links Siberian Ket and Navajo languages, and video bloggers bring bubbles and pets to parliament. Language News The Weekly Russia File
May 21, 2017 Teffi: The Best Russian Writer You May Not Have Heard Of By Alice E.M. Underwood Known as a female Chekhov and skilled at painting the human condition as hilarious and hideous in one stroke, Teffi is a little-known author you should get to know. Culture History Humor Language Literature