In the World Cup Friend Zone, Tinder Rules
A surge in Tinder matches during the World Cup has some Russians unusually spoiled for choice.
FIFA: Near-Perfect Fan Attendance at World Cup 2018
FIFA says it has recorded a near-perfect attendance rate at World Cup games in Russia this summer.
What to Expect From The Helsinki Summit (Op-ed)
The Kremlin’s expectations are high — too high, given the limited scope of the discussion.
Kokoshniki Are Russia’s Latest Inside Joke
The traditional headdresses became a hit after a Russian family wearing them and munching on hot dogs became a widespread meme.
Meeting Russians in the Regions Will Be My World Cup Souvenir (Op-ed)
I glimpsed lives I hadn’t known existed but nonetheless felt remarkably familiar.
Retired Opposition Mayor Yevgeny Roizman Predicts a Crackdown
The end of the World Cup will bring Russia back to a harsh reality.
Russian Police Find Missing British Fan
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Thanks For the (Linguistic) Memories
Foreigners leave Russia with kokoshniki and happy memories. What do they leave behind? Words, of course!
No Positive Doping Tests at Russia’s World Cup
There have been no positive results from over 3,000 anti-doping tests carried out before and during the World Cup, FIFA said.
World Cup Nostalgia: A Russia We’ve Not Seen Before
The World Cup is not even over and Russians are already full of nostalgia for a time when, it seemed, everything was possible.