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Russian Life: Sep/Oct 2002

Sep/Oct 2002 We are sorry, but we no longer have any back issues available of this issue. You may, however, order xerox copies of any article in this issue by following the links below for individual articles. Please note, however, that there is a minimum charge for xeroxing articles.
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22: Putin's Russia Tatyana Netreba
On the occasion of President Vladimir Putin's 50th birthday, we look back at how far Russia has come since January 1, 2000, and where it appears to be going.
Features

30: Up from the Kommunalka Boris Khodorkovsky
We take you to the Venice of the North, on a private tour of the president's St. Petersburg homes and haunts, from the hospital he was born in, to the homes he lived in.
Features

36: Kremlin Wife Tatyana Netreba
Lyudmuila Putina, the president's wife, has chosen to keep a decidedly low profile. We reveal why in this insider's portrait of Russia's most powerful woman.
Features

40: Match to the Death Nikolai Dolgopolov
In WWII, in Nazi-occupied Kiev, local soccer stars were forced to play several matches against Nazi teams. The price for winning was death; for losing the price was even worse ...
Features

46: Four Books
We review four new books: The Secret Plot to Save the Tsar, A Year of Russian Feasts, The Shaman's Coat: A Native History of Siberia, and Beau monde from A to Z.
Under Review

48: Russian New York Frank Caso
In this second article in our series, Russian-America, we visit the largest "pocket" of Russian emigration in North America.
Features

57: Peculiarities of Russia's National Mushroom Hunt Mikhail Ivanov
Come late August through early September and millions of Russians begin streaming into the woods in search of the beloved meat of the forest. Here we offer a profile of their obsession...
Features

61: Life with Mushroom Mikhail Ivanov
A look at how the mushroom has invaded the Russian tongue.
Survival Russian

62: Marinated Mushrooms Catherine Cheremeteff Jones
How to prepare those wild mushrooms in your korzina...
Cuisine

64: Tired of a glamorous life Mikhail Ivanov
"Glamurny" and other English invasions are perverting the Russian language. Or are they?
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