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Paul E. Richardson

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Paul E. RichardsonPAUL E. RICHARDSON is Publisher and Editor of Russian Life, and oversees all editorial, design, production and management out of the magazine's office in Montpelier, Vermont. Involved in US-Russian business for nearly 20 years, Richardson headed up one of the first Soviet-Western joint ventures in Moscow in 1989 and 1990. He has a Master's Degree in Political Science and a Russian Area Studies Certificate from Indiana University, Bloomington. He has written numerous articles for Russian Life and other publications and authored several editions of the Russia Business Survival Guide. His website is here, and his blog over here.

A Wealth of Literature
Russian Life: May/June 2012
Our review shelves were overloaded this month, necessitating more and shorter reviews. There is both great fiction (Scar, by the Dyachenkos; The Twelve Chairs, by Ilf & Petrov; The Time of Women, by Elena Chizhova; 50 Writers) and non-fiction including two Putin-focused histories and a remarkable look inside Soviet era labor camps.
Author: Paul E. Richardson
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Victor Tsoy
Russian Life: May/June 2012
No rock musician has had such a profound, lasting effect on Russian culture as Victor Tsoy.
Author: Ilya Ovchinnikov
Translator: Paul E. Richardson
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Romanoviana
Russian Life: Mar/Apr 2012
Reviews of fiction with Romanov themes: The Fallen Queen, The Last Romanov, The Winter Palace. Shorter reviews of Notes on the Cuff, The Russian Origins of the Civil War, Russia: A 1000-year Chronicle of the Wild East
Author: Paul E. Richardson
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Russian Idol
Russian Life: Mar/Apr 2012
Polls and what Russians think about the man in the Kremlin.
Author: Paul E. Richardson
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Anna Karenina (extract)
Chtenia: Winter 2012

Author: Lev Tolstoy
Translator: Constance Garnett and Paul E. Richardson
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For the Price of a Hat
Russian Life: Jan/Feb 2012
A look back at 30 years of wrestling with the Russian bear.
Author: Paul E. Richardson
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Gulags, Ments, Chekhov and Pushkin
Russian Life: Jan/Feb 2012
Reviews of Fyodor Mochulsky's "Gulag Boss," William Ryan's "The Darkening Field," and Andrei Gelasimov's "Thirst," with shorter notices on "Memories of Chekhov" (Peter Sekirin) and "Pushkin Threefold" (Walter Arndt, trans.)
Authors: Paul E. Richardson and Andrew Jameson
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Lyubov Orlova
Russian Life: Jan/Feb 2012
She was the Soviet Union’s first star of the Silver Screen – talented, beautiful, and exuding confidence and optimism. Yet behind this public image was another woman entirely.
Author: Lada Bakal
Translator: Paul E. Richardson
Illustrations/Images: Artyom Kostyukevich
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Russian Philanthrophy
Russian Life: Jan/Feb 2012
?Several Russian billionaires are using their sudden wealth to underwrite education, literature, art and science. So why aren’t average Russians following their example?
Author: Lada Bakal
Translator: Paul E. Richardson
Illustrations/Images: Artyom Kostyukevich
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The Thrill of Sport
Chtenia: Winter 2012

Author: Tamara Eidelman
Translator: Paul E. Richardson
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