On This Day
Notable events on this day in Russian history
1725: Vitus Bering begins first expedition to Kamchatka
1812: George Dantes, who killed Pushkin in a duel, born (died 1895).
1851: Ivan Sytin, publisher, born
1880: Tsar Alexander II survived an assassination attempt when a bomb exploded in the imperial dining room at the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg
1960: Decree by the Central Committee of the Communist Party on establishing People's Friendship University in Moscow
Featured Articles
- January 10, 2012
- Interview with Author William Ryan
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- By Paul E. Richardson
William Ryan’s second book featuring MVD Detective Alexei Korolev, The Darkening Field, was released on January 3, 2012. Russian Life Publisher Paul E. Richardson interviewed Ryan about the genesis for his character and the challenges of situating a novel in Soviet Russia.
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literature,
babel,
purges,
history
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- January 8, 2012
- 1972 ABM Treaty
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English text of the 1972 Antilballistic Missile Treaty between the U.S. and Soviet Union.
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abm treaty,
1972,
cold war
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- January 3, 2012
- Lyubov Orlova
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- By Lada Bakal
Lyubov Petrova Orlova was born January 29, 1902 and became the first Soviet movie star and sex symbol. She was also Stalin’s favorite film actress and a highly gifted singer. This is an extended biography of the artist (an abridged version ran in the JanFeb 2012 issue of Russian Life).
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orlova,
film,
cinema,
alexandrov,
stalin,
volga-volga,
jolly fellows
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- December 20, 2011
- 6 Things Russian Babushkas Disapprove Of
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- By Yelena McManaman
What comes to mind when you think of a Russian national icon? Vodka, matryoshkas, bears? Fyodor Dostoyevsky? Alla Pugacheva? Cheburashka? Surprisingly few people, including Russians themselves, mention babushkas, the omnipresent grandmothers in head scarves. Yet their influence is huge. Red Square huge. Katyusha rocket huge. So it pays to know how to please them...
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babushkas,
culture,
étiquette
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- December 12, 2011
- At the Demonstration
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- By Victor
"The crowds gathered from three different directions. Every route to the square was controlled by police and troops. I had never seen such numbers of armed forces before; it was like a movie about civil war." Victor is a 21-year-old student in Moscow. In this guest post, he gives us a participant's account of the December 10 demonstration.
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Moscow,
demonstrations,
democracy,
voting,
fraud,
youth
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The Art of Oleg Vassiliev (Minneapolis, MN), From September 17, 2011 to
February 19, 2012.
Antiquities from Ukraine: Golden Treasures and Lost Civilizations (Minneapolis, MN), From October 01, 2011 to
February 19, 2012.
In the Search of an Absolute: Art of Valery Yurlov (New Brunswick, NJ), From December 03, 2011 to
June 03, 2012.
47th Petroushka Ball (New York, NY), From February 10, 2012 to
February 10, 2012.
Tschaikowski St. Petersburg State Orchestra (Vestal, NY), From February 14, 2012 to
February 14, 2012.
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