March 01, 2025 Words of the Year What was the word of the year for 2024? And what should have been the word of the year? Dissent Government Language Military War
May 10, 2024 Наши в Украине, Ваши на Украине On how changing stress or a few letters can make all the difference. Dissent Language War
February 10, 2024 Everyone Understands What's Going On Speaking Russian in this time of war is as much about the words you cannot say as those you can. Journalism Language War
November 01, 2023 "Accursed" Questions of Russia's New Reality Memes generated by Russia's stark new reality are affecting language and usage. Culture Dissent Language Media Pop Culture War
August 15, 2023 Touchpoints War has a way of changing the language, and not necessarily for the better. Dissent Humor Language War
October 15, 2022 Scratch a Russian Word... ...and you are likely to find a Tatar one beneath it. We dig into the sordid details. Economy Language
July 15, 2022 Great, Powerful, Truthful, and Free Where we explore the very particular relationship that Russians have with their language. History Language Russians Abroad War
From Blitzcringe to Gasogeddon An exploration of how Russia's War on Ukraine has altered the Russian language.
The Beautiful Russia of the Future: Survival Russian in Wartime A look back at what Alexei Navalny bequeathed to the Russian Language.
