Top 25 Articles This Month
- 100 Young Russians to Watch The second in our series of articles on 100 Young Russians to Watch. Link through the title of the article for a list of all 100 of the individuals.
- Tea Time in Russia Tea was brought to Russia in the 1600s from China. Since then, the brew and its implements have become an enduring tradition of Russian society. The tea ceremony itself bonds families and communities
- Peace, Land, Bread! This was the battle cry of the 1917 October Revolution(old calendar) that would change the history of Russia and affect the entire world.
- The Red Tsar The life of the Soviet Union's infamous dictator, Joseph Stalin, who rose to power on November 12, 1927.
- TeachRussian Site A superb collection of materials for teachers of Russian as a foreign language.
- Nazi - Soviet Nonaggression Pact - 1939 English text of the Nazi-Soviet Pact of August 23, 1939.
- Emancipation Edict of Alexander II English text of Tsar Alexander II's Emancipation Edict (March 3, 1861).
- Plight of Russia's Orphans The statistics regarding Russia's orphaned and/or abandoned children are quite disturbing with Americans making up the majority of foreign adoptive parents. Reforms have been implemented but do little to improve living conditions in Russia's orphanages. What does the future hold for these children?
- Blini Traditions of this, so called, Russian pancake and several authentic recipes.
- Post WWII Years After the end of WWII, the Western Allies saw the Soviet Union as a serious common threat. Read about the onset of the Cold War and Stalin's death.
- The Russians are Coming… Some of the best clips from the classic American movie, The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming...
- Where the Russians Are A color-coded map of the US, showing which states have the highest percentage of Russian immigrants.
- Zero in Russia In the May/June 2007 issue of Russian Life, Mikhail Ivanov's column on the use of "zero," "null," etc. in Russian slang got us wondering: just when and how was the concept and notation of zero introduced into Russian. We could find nothing in our printed references or anywhere online. So we polled some experts. Below we reprint two excellent replies we received.
- Gogol Blog A blog all about Gogol, run by Laszlo Tikos, retired professor of Russian (University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA).
- Christmastide Tradition St. Nicholas, Babouschka, Christmas Eve festivities . . . leading to Christmas on January 7th.
- Tea Time in Russia More tea, the samovar and tea recipe.
- Cosmo Films Part of the Roskosmos (the Russian equivalent to NASA) website devoted to films on space exploration. There are a number of films here in Russian (11 total) that can be viewed on the site itself or else downloaded to one's computer and viewed there. Titles include: "Kosmos govorit po-russki," "Kosmichesky prorok" (about Tsiolkovsky), "Zvezdnye amazonki," "Beloe solntse Baikonura" (about pre-flight traditions at the Russian launch site in Kazakhstan), and others.
- Ded Moroz Ded Moroz; Grandfather Frost; is the Russian counterpart to the Western Santa Claus and other Gift Givers worldwide. He and his assistant, Snegurochka, continue to delight children and adults alike. In 2000, Santa Claus traveled to Russia to meet Ded Moroz for the first time!
- Vodka: The Miracle Drug 20 things you never knew you could do with vodka...
- Dead Souls The serf system in early 19th century Russia and writer, Nikolai Gogol.
- Yeltsin's Death A review of the life and work of Boris Yeltsin.
- Russian Word of the Day A great site for language learners. Thoughtful, funny, interesting musings on a new word or phrase every day. Bookmark this one for sure!
- Prianiki for the Holidays Brief history of Russian prianiki (gingerbread) and a traditional recipe to enjoy during the holidays or anytime throughout the year; especially with a nice hot pot of tea!
- Chekhov Complete On-line Texts Complete texts, in English, of several Chekhov short stories.
- Lenin Speaks Recording purported to be Lenin on YouTube
