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The world’s biggest country, in a magazine. Since 1956.
Russian Life: Sep/Oct 2006
7: Moscow The Expensive
There are really two Moscows: one for expats and one for residents, but both are expensive.
Note Book
19: Dmitry Shostakovich
A short biography of the composer whose life was continually challenged by the Powers That Be.
:: Translation by Nora Favorov
Russian Calendar
21: The Bering Strait
The "discovery" of the Bering Strait happened well before Vitus Bering passed through its icy narrows.
:: Translation by Nora Favorov
Russian Calendar
24: Dog Tails
Dog lingo litters Russian language and literature.
:: Illustrations/Images by Victor Bogorad
Survival Russian
26: Our First Half Century
Where we look back on the first five decades of this magazine’s publishing history, from USSR, through Soviet Life, to the present day.
Features
29: 1956
A snapshot of the year of our magazine’s birth: a time of Virgin Lands, upheaval in Eastern Europe and friendship with China.
Features
34: The Loud American
Fyodor Tolstoy was loud, eccentric and legendary, always at the center of scandal. So infamous were his life and escapades, that he was immortalized in some of the most famous works of Russian literature.
Features
44: Drawing Russia
A century and a half ago, stereotypes of Russia were first being formed in the American media – in political cartoons.
Features
50: The Year of the Family
What happens when a tabloid goes in search of the “typical” Russian family? A short story by a popular contemporary novelist.
Literature
60: The Soviet Table
A consideration of how much Russian cuisine has changed since the Soviet era, when the magazine was founded.
Cuisine
61: Moscow and Russia
A review of a new "biography" of Moscow during WWII and a photo book on Russia.
Under Review
64: Back to School
Looking back on how the first day of school (and the school year) has changed since the Soviet era.
Post Script