What “Shooter” Gets Wrong about Russian Conspiracies: The Real Thing Is Way Worse.
To make a long story short, the Ukrainian President is shot in the face by a sniper, and Bob Lee is framed.
Continue reading...Harry Leeds lives in Russia and writes about culture and food. Visit harryleeds.com to find out more.
leeds.harry@gmail.comTo make a long story short, the Ukrainian President is shot in the face by a sniper, and Bob Lee is framed.
Continue reading...“Just looking at their outward appearances, both are extremely unattractive.”
Continue reading...It is because of the guns they used.
Continue reading...If there is one topic that is all over the Russiasphere news right now, it is underpants. Ladies’ underpants.
Continue reading...Yes my friends, it’s finally here, a federal law prohibiting smoking indoors
Continue reading...Have you ever wondered why Babushkas fear the draft more than any pathogen?
Continue reading...Crimea “has always really been part of Russia” only after it had already been annexed. That is, the sentiment that some parts of Ukraine are really Russia was not an issue of such gravity until after they saw a chance to make a move.
Continue reading...This was the first week someone had asked me to edit their guerrilla warfare recruiting propaganda.
Continue reading...Strangely enough, fears of violence against gays can act as good PR for Russia by drawing attention away against a real threat: terrorism from the Caucasus.
Continue reading...I’m looking forward to saying I told you so. About Russia, about the Olympics.
Continue reading...An Imam in Kazan had prayed to prevent Elton John from performing because of his homosexuality. This is about as peaceful and spiritual as protests get.
Continue reading...I wanted to write about the plane crash in Kazan but I keep sneezing because my apartment is dusty.
Continue reading...The phenomenon of the lucky ticket is one that every Russian knows from childhood if she is lucky enough to take the bus.
Continue reading...Borrowed culture, without full cognizance of origin, is still pervasive in much of the hipster culture of Russia.
Continue reading...If Russian literature is a history of Pushkin imitators, then Lermontov came first, and he’s still the best. Many have tried imitate Pushkin’s style, but few went as far to write tragic poems about his hero’s death in a duel, and proceed to, years later, perish in a duel himself. People just aren’t committed to their writing like that anymore.
Continue reading...Russians don’t encounter many who speak Russian imperfectly, as a second language.
Continue reading...Chelyabinsk is about the last place in Russian you’d expect to find any kind of gay movement, and comedians have taken advantage of this.
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