January 03, 2019 Out with the Old, in with the Emu By Irina Bukharin 2018 is out, 2019 is in, and even with the holidays, Russian news didn’t stop. Holidays News The Weekly Russia File
January 01, 2019 Legionnaire Photographer Photos captured by an unknown Czech Legionnaire, during those troops’ long sojourn in Russia from 1916-1919. Holidays Photography War
November 15, 2018 Whoosh, Bark, and Boo By Irina Bukharin This week was a grab bag of jobs well done, tear-jerkers, and meta-scary stories. Buckle up! Holidays Humor News
March 08, 2018 Births, Rebirths, and Nuclear Weapons By Irina Bukharin Nukes get names, a truck becomes a camera, and an old church gets a fresh look. Holidays Humor News The Weekly Russia File
March 01, 2018 Better by Half By Paul E. Richardson On International Women's Day, our Children of 1917 project, and a colleague who will be missed. Holidays Journalism Women
February 27, 2018 International Women's Day: A Look Back By Eugenia Sokolskaya Tired of having to do Valentine's Day and Mother's Day separately? Try it the Russian way and combine them into International Women's Day! A closer look at this convenient holiday's socialist origins and not-so-socialist present form. History Holidays Humor Women
January 01, 2018 On Celebrating the New Year By Natalia Gogolitsyna In this issue’s Uchites, we look at New Year’s by reading a very old text and learning a popular children’s song. Holidays Language
October 03, 2017 A Finnish Finish By Paul E. Richardson Our last stop on the Children of 1917 expedition was Finland, namely Tampere, the country's second largest city, where we met our final two heroes. Holidays Travel War Children of 1917
July 08, 2016 Fevronia's Day By Elizaveta Shkurina On July 8, Russia celebrates the Day of Family, Love and Fidelity, a holiday aimed at promoting traditional family values, more commonly known as Fevronia's Day. What's it all about? Culture History Holidays Religion
July 01, 2016 Ilya's Day By Tamara Eidelman What is Ilya's Day and what does Thor have to do with it? Holidays
March 14, 2016 Great Lent By Linda DeLaine The Great Lent is forty days when the Church is involved in repentance, fasting, prayer and almsgiving. Culture Holidays Religion
March 07, 2016 Let the Maslenitsa Begin! By Linda DeLaine Russia's Maslenitsa week has begun! So what's it all about? Food & Drink Holidays Religion