Current Moscow Time: 12:13:3919 June 2013
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Russian Life: Nov/Dec 2004
14: For Whom the Bells
75 years ago, the Soviets silenced church bells in Russia. We look at the long history of these musical (and social) instruments.
Russian Calendar
16: Andrei Sakharov
Andrei Sakharov was a paragon of dissent in the last years of the Soviet Union. On the 15th anniversary of his birth, we look back at his life and work.
Russian Calendar
20: Taste of Russia vs. Ivan the Terrible
Several thousand Russophiles braved a Russian hurricane to attend September’s Taste of Russia festival in Amherst, MA.
Features
22: Inside the Bolshoi
The Bolshoi – its very name evokes images of greatness, of an artistic history unequaled anywhere else in the world. We take you behind the scenes.
Features
32: Shooting for Gold
The Athens Olympic Games are over. Time for the Monday morning quarterbacking to begin. Here is how the Russian team did, and should have done (includes a special profile of three female gold medalists from Volgograd).
Features
38: Nutcracker Sweet
The holidays are a time for great music and great sweets. So what better time to enjoy a nutty sweet like these Almond Caramels. We offer not only the recipe, but some interesting history of the most famous holiday musical: The Nutcracker.
Cuisine
39: The Discreet Charm of Avos
Fatalism is widely considered one of the most indispensable of Russian character traits. We look at this trait through the lens of "avos".
Survival Russian
40: Genius Temporis
Victor Pelevin may well be the greatest Russian writer of his generation. Not as he seems to care, though.
Features
46: Bringing in the New Year
From her village in the Bryansk region, Laura Williams offers a distinctly rural picture of the New Year's holidays in Russia.
Notes from a Russian Village
48: Juries on Trial
After nearly a 100-year hiatus, jury trials have returned to Russia. The results, as one might expect, have been mixed.
Features
55: Two Cities: A Tale
On Russia’s western frontier, two cities straddle an international border that is less than 15 years old.
Travel
60: The One and the Many
A review of Andrey Zvyagintsev's movie, new on DVD, "The Return," and a new film, Notes from the Underground. Also briefly reviewed are three CDs.
Under Review
64: Chechnya: A Gordian Knot
In the wake of the Beslan tragedy, we asked noted expert on Chechnya, Alexei Malashenko, to offer some insights on where the conflict is headed and how Russia can solve this problem in the near or long term.
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