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Russian Life: Mar/Apr 2003
24: A Gogol for the 20th Century
Nikolai Zabolotsky is one of the greatest Russian poets of modern times. Yet few outside Russia know his name.
Features
28: Mysteries of Ice Fishing
Ice fishing in a hut, with a radio and a heated bench? Surely you must be joking! Russians have a better way.
Features
33: Of Fish and Cockroaches
Some ways to tell the difference between fish names and a discussion of fishy aphorisms and idioms.
Features
34: Lost and Found in Siberia
Eleven Americans were lost in Stalin's Siberia for nearly a month before anyone even knew they were there. This is their story of survival.
Features
40: The Cats Who Guard the Hermitage
If you think St. Petersburg's Hermitage museum is famous only for its great collections and masterpieces, you are mistaken. Meet the felines that prowl the basements.
Features
43: A Fierce War: Being Catholic in Russia
It's not easy being Catholic in Russia today. Popular writer Ilya Stogoff explains why.
Features
47: A Single-Minded Man
He was a great composer who never lacked for confidence. We take a tour of his life and work.
Features
52: A Spring Day Feeds You For a Year
Spring comes to the village in the form of mud and planting rituals.
Notes from a Russian Village
54: Tatarstan: Travel in Multicultural Russia
The Republic of Tatarstan has perfected its dance on the razor's edge, between autonomy and security. Travel there with our correspondent and meet the republic's savvy president.
Travel
60: Midwinter Fish Fest
Nothing tastes quite like fish pulled from the icy waters beneath a winter fishing hole. Here is a simple recipe for a Russian Fish Bake.
Cuisine
61: Cossacks, Music and Enlightenment
We review: The Cossacks, An Illustrated History; Bering Strait's debut CD, and The Commissariat of Enlightenment.
Under Review
64: Unofficially Speaking
A look at life after the passage of a proposed Law on the State Language.
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