March 01, 2014 Shooting, Amnesty and Relics By Maria Antonova A look at some recent events that made the news, but in ways not covered elsewhere. Social Issues
January 01, 2014 The Case in the Square By Maria Antonova The giant trunk appeared out of nowhere, a huge box that looked like a Versace suitcase left behind by a giant alien. To this day, its appearance and disappearance are a mystery. Social Issues
November 01, 2013 All a-Twitter By Maria Antonova In our Trends section, editor Maria Antonova looks at Twitter accounts by dead writers, sex ed through literature, and poll results at psychiatric facilities in Moscow... Social Issues
November 01, 2013 Science Wars By Maria Antonova The government wants to reform the Russian Academy of Sciences. Scientists are having none of it. Social Issues
September 01, 2013 Homophobic Fever By Maria Antonova In an unprecedented legislative and propaganda effort, authorities are exploiting Russia's latent homophobia to pass a flurry of laws sending Russia's LGBT community deeper into hiding, or even out of the country. Social Issues
July 01, 2013 Divorce or Parking, Which is Harder? By Maria Antonova A look at Putin's recent divorce announcement, Russia attitudes toward divorce, and how the capital is coping with the imposition of paid parking in the center. Social Issues
March 01, 2013 State of the Wards By Alexandra Odynova Russia's ban on American adoptions focused attention on Putin and world politics, while the real issue is the plight of the children who live inside the vast orphan system. Children Social Issues
September 01, 2012 After the Waters Receded By Tamara Eidelman Over 100 people died in flash floods in the southern city of Krymsk. The disaster was both preventable and criminal. But it still needed to be cleaned up. Russian Life's history editor Tamara Eidelman was there and provides this first hand account of the aftermath of the disaster. Social Issues
September 01, 2012 Rising Stars, Falling Stars By Maria Antonova On rising and falling television stars, the TV ban on activist Ksenia Sobchak, and international support for Pussy Riot. Social Issues
January 01, 1990 Butina, Babies, and Baby-making By Irina Bukharin This week, depressing news about divisions and birth rates can only really be counteracted with a smile over the Orthodox church’s new take on sex. Culture Humor Int'l Relations News Politics Religion Social Issues The Weekly Russia File
