November 01, 2017 The Translator 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 On how much more difficult it is becoming to have a civil conversation in Russia. Language
September 01, 2017 Four Wishes A short story by Konstantin Ushinsky, the noted pedagogue, is the subject of this issue's language learning page. Language
July 01, 2017 I Spit On You The many ways that spitting has worked its way into the language. Language
June 01, 2017 Bananas, Ballerinas, and Bubble Bath 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 Russia File
May 21, 2017 Teffi: The Best Russian Writer You May Not Have Heard Of 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 Russia File
May 01, 2017 I Do Not Love In this issue’s Uchites, we look at Vladimir Vysotsky and read one of his poems. Language
May 01, 2017 You Deserve a Break A look at the many ways of taking a break, linguistically speaking. Language
March 27, 2017 March {Translation} Madness A random query led us down a rabbit hole to see how online translation engines are humming these days. Won't you join us? Humor Language Literature Russia File