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  The world’s biggest country, in a magazine. Since 1956.

Featured Articles

September 16, 2010
Flying Free...

Too often the news we gather from the mainstream media about Russia is bad news, and the humor is rather acerbic and based on dark stereotypes. So it is refreshing when we receive a bit of unqualified good news, about average people doing the hard work it takes to keep a society, and our world, spinning on its axis. 

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Rating: 5.0 stars
October 29, 2009
Russian Life photographer honored

Congratulations are in order for Igor Shpilenok, an amazing photographer who has been published many many times in Russian Life. Igor was just awarded a prize in the 2009 Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest. It's the second time for him... His wife, Laura Williams, also a frequent Russian Life contributor, supplied the background:

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Tags: photography, awards, shpilenok
Rating: Zero stars
January 6, 2009
Gas Tussle

Sometimes it can be hard to get at the facts. And given that the western media went way down the wrong road on the recent Georgian crisis, one is inclined to be skeptical of coverage on the current Russia-Ukraine gas spat. 

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Tags: ukraine, gas, energy
Rating: Zero stars
June 4, 2007
Kamchatka Disaster
Kamchatka Disaster

A massive landslide destroys the Valley of the Geysers on June 4, 2007.

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Tags: disaster, kamchatka
Rating: Zero stars
November 1, 2003
Does Russia Matter?

Just how important is Russia in the world?

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Tags: Environment
Rating: Zero stars
June 14, 2001
Weather Across Russia
Weather Across Russia

Check current conditions and forecasts for several Russian cities.

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Tags: weather, forecasts, russia
Rating: Zero stars
Publishing Green
Publishing Green

RIS Publications, the publisher of Russian Life magazine, was founded in 1990 on the principle that paying attention to international issues matters. While U.S.-Russian relations and the history and society of the world’s largest country are important, there is no larger international issue than the health of this planet. 

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Tags: recycling, environment
Rating: Zero stars