Tinder Wars: Love Blooms in Kyiv While Russians Are Left Isolated and Alone
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyWar, sanctions, and President Vladimir Putin’s pariah status on the world stage are hitting Russians right where it hurts: their love lives.It was just six years ago that Moscow hosted the finals of the soccer World Cup—the most-watched sporting event on the planet—and it felt like a buzzing global city with visitors from all corners of the Earth. The dating scene in Moscow for the month of the tournament was explosive and Tinder was the hub. The number of Tinder couples jumped by 66 percent during the first week, with largest number of users coming to Russia from the U.S., the U.K., and Germany.That was an era which already feels long forgotten in Moscow.Read more at The Daily Beast.