Day: July 12, 2018
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In the World Cup Friend Zone, Tinder Rules
A surge in Tinder matches during the World Cup has some Russians unusually spoiled for choice.
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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.
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What to Expect From The Helsinki Summit (Op-ed)
The Kremlin’s expectations are high — too high, given the limited scope of the discussion.
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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.
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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.
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Retired Opposition Mayor Yevgeny Roizman Predicts a Crackdown
The end of the World Cup will bring Russia back to a harsh reality.
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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!
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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.
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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.