Current Moscow Time: 20:11:5524 May 2013
The world’s biggest country, in a magazine. Since 1956.
Russian Life: Mar/Apr 2005
18: Sergei Yursky
A profile of the actor, writer and poet who stood up to the Soviet regime and outlived it in both his art and his life.
Russian Calendar
20: Ivan Kulibin
Biography of the amazing 18th century inventor Ivan Kulibin.
Russian Calendar
22: Virtual Russian
A look at the language (which at times hardly seems like Russian) which reigns on the RuNet.
:: Illustrations/Images by Victor Bogorad
Survival Russian
24: Off the Beaten Ring
The Golden Ring is one of the most famous tourist routes within Russia. Not more than a day from the capital, it offers a glimpse into Russia’s 1000-year-old history. But what if you venture slightly off this well-worn ring?
Features
34: A Conservatory in Peril
The Moscow Conservatory is dangerously threatened by the river above which it floats, and by the bureaucrats who underfinance it.
Features
41: RuNet: A Cyberian Adventure
The Internet is becoming an important factor in Russian culture and the Russian economy. We trace its history and plot its future trajectory.
Features
48: Exhibitionism: Soviet Style
Crafted as a showpiece of communist achievement, today VDNKh is a time-capsule of Soviet kitsch. And yet...
Features
54: Young Russians We Have Been Watching
Four years ago, we profiled 100 Young Russians to Watch in the New Century. We felt it was about time to check back and see how some of them are doing.
Features
60: Four books and a CD
We review The Five, by Vladimir Jabotinsky, Bobby Fischer Goes to War, A Traveller's Companion to Moscow, Strange Soviet Practices and a CD called Russian Romance.
Under Review
61: Tasty and Healthy
Veggie-burgers have a Russian antecedent. We give the recipe, plus some interesting cultural history on cookbooks.
Cuisine
64: Off the Record
A transcript of a conversation we recently uncovered between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
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