September 05, 2019 Cosmic Robots, Cosmonaut Rituals, and Classrooms Resplendent By Tiffany Zhu There are two kinds of fast learners: robots and schoolchildren. Meanwhile, an odd cosmonaut tradition comes under siege. Education Humor Space The Weekly Russia File
September 01, 2019 Lyonushka and Ruble Bill By Darya Grebenshchikova How do you win over the village beauty who has a thing for animals? Kolya is determined to find out. Humor Rural Life
August 29, 2019 Summer Fun for All Faiths and All Ages By Katrina Keegan Presidents eating ice cream, kids reporting toy theft to police… summer is almost over, thank Allah. Humor News Religion The Weekly Russia File
August 22, 2019 Come Hell or High Horses, Let's Save This Plane! By Tiffany Zhu A former lawyer saves 233 lives, and a guy finds hell in Yaroslavl. Also, your next delivery guy might deliver on horseback. Humor News Regions The Weekly Russia File
August 15, 2019 A Legal Message in a Bottle By Katrina Keegan Suing Putin (not over the protests) and selling a babushka's jam. Humor News The Weekly Russia File
August 01, 2019 The Road to Nowhere By Katrina Keegan This week, Russians are caught in the act by means of butter, watermelon, and a controversial color Environment Humor News The Weekly Russia File
July 18, 2019 The Illegal and the Unbelievable By Katrina Keegan This week’s “criminals”: politicians with dead souls, chocolate Robin Hoods, kid-conductors, and a woman who just wants to go home. Health Humor News The Weekly Russia File
July 11, 2019 Swipe Me! Eat Me! Watch Me! By Tiffany Zhu Tinder, fish soup, and wakeboarding — these make both entertaining pastimes and fantastic publicity stunts. Food & Drink Humor St. Petersburg The Weekly Russia File
July 04, 2019 Trolley Drama and Piano Trauma By Tiffany Zhu A funeral for a trolley, a near-funeral for a pianist, and scared birds: all this and more on this week’s TWERF. Humor Music Regions The Weekly Russia File
July 01, 2019 Nikolayev's Birthday By Darya Grebenshchikova It was Nikolayev’s birthday, which in ordinary years would always start bright and early... but this was no ordinary year... Customs Humor Rural Life
July 01, 2019 In Brief By The Editors News and brief items from around Russia. Humor Internet Politics Regions Sports Travel
June 27, 2019 Duck, Duck, Owl? By Tiffany Zhu Predators, prey, and performance artists take the spotlight in this week’s TWERF. Art Espionage Humor The Weekly Russia File