Top 25 Articles This Month
- The Red Tsar The life of the Soviet Union's infamous dictator, Joseph Stalin, who rose to power on November 12, 1927.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- TeachRussian Site A superb collection of materials for teachers of Russian as a foreign language.
- 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?
- 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).
- The Russians are Coming… Some of the best clips from the classic American movie, The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming...
- Gogol Blog A blog all about Gogol, run by Laszlo Tikos, retired professor of Russian (University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA).
- 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
- Marriage Customs A Modern Russian Wedding: The Art of Getting Married. A look at Russian wedding traditions, past and present.
- Battle of Stalingrad One million Russia lives were lost, but, Hitler was turned back and Russia can be credited with changing the tide of WWII in Europe.
- 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.
- Hermitage Cats A look at the cats that guard one of the world's great museums.
- Dead Souls The serf system in early 19th century Russia and writer, Nikolai Gogol.
- Portraits of St. Petersburg (con't)
- Vodka: The Miracle Drug 20 things you never knew you could do with vodka...
- Blini Traditions of this, so called, Russian pancake and several authentic recipes.
- Where the Russians Are A color-coded map of the US, showing which states have the highest percentage of Russian immigrants.
- Russian Genealogy A comprehensive guide, with loads of links, for getting started searching for your family roots.
- Ancient Peoples of the Russian Steppes Part IV of this feature
- Yeltsin's Death A review of the life and work of Boris Yeltsin.
- Plight of Russia's Orphans Part II of this article
- Ancient Peoples of the Russian Steppes Scythians, Sarmatians, Amazons; all ancient inhabitants of Russia's southern steppes. These Mesopotamic, nomadic tribes were feared warriors and accomplished horsemen who warded off the mightiest rulers including Darius and Alexander.
