November 23, 2020 Best Film on Russia this Year By The Editors It is just over six minutes long, but "In Russia" is the finest film on Russia we have seen all year. It will have you itching for travel again. Film & TV Geography Regions Travel Russia File
November 20, 2020 Moscow's Merry Measures By Margaret Godwin-Jones As the New Year approaches, Moscow’s mayor has announced new restrictions on holiday events, while the government considers extending the New Year’s holidays. Customs Holidays Russia File
November 18, 2020 Putting the "Fun" in "Prison Camp" By Griffin Edwards A Russian non-profit prepares to open a mock prison camp as a place to make fun memories with your family. Children Education Family History Russia File
November 17, 2020 Mayorless Magadan By Griffin Edwards The position of mayor in the Far East town of Magadan is apparently so undesirable that no one wants the job. Cities & Towns Government Politics Russia File
November 16, 2020 For the Sake of Russia, You're Fired! By Margaret Godwin-Jones A Russian non-profit economic organization recently forecasted a way for Russia to achieve better GDP growth: fire ineffective workers. Economy News Russia File
November 13, 2020 Rocket Man Turns Elton John By Griffin Edwards The director of Roscosmos uses the organization's website to distribute his latest hits. Music Science Space Russia File
November 11, 2020 Big Little Parody of Little Big's Hit By Margaret Godwin-Jones Women in a correctional facility in Russia participated in a competition with a parody of Little Big’s hit “Uno.” Music News Russia File
November 10, 2020 Hot Fox Tips By Griffin Edwards Moscow Region's Ecology Ministry tells residents not to smile at foxes. Animals Government Health Humor Regions Russia File
November 06, 2020 High Schoolers to Make Space Ships for ISS By Margaret Godwin-Jones A program centered out of Tomsk is connecting high schoolers with astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Education Space Russia File
November 06, 2020 Humans Descended from Alien Mushrooms By Margaret Godwin-Jones A leading Russian journalist has put together research from foreign institutions to make an interesting claim. News Science Russia File
November 03, 2020 Russians' Regional Preferences By Margaret Godwin-Jones Recent research by HeadHunter has shown that a significant number of Russians want to move to a different region in the country. Cities & Towns Regions Russia File
November 03, 2020 The Emperor Has No Clothes By Griffin Edwards Unexpected nude photos of Nicholas II appeared online last week, causing quite a stir, despite being more than a century old. History Internet Photography Russia File
May 01, 2021 to May 31, 2021 20th Annual Russian Arts and Culture Festival Virtual | N/A, N/A The City of West Hollywood administration invites everyone to join a virtual celebration of Russian Arts and Culture this May. An array of musical events, activities for kids, workshops, virtual tours, concerts, contests, interviews with interesting people, and much more will comprise a month-long celebration. The program of our events will be published on the website of the festival and in the Facebook group. Festival
93 Untranslatable Russian Words Every language has concepts, ideas, words and idioms that are nearly impossible to translate into another language. This book looks at nearly 100 such Russian words and offers paths to their understanding and translation by way of examples from literature and everyday life. Difficult to translate words and concepts are introduced with dictionary definitions, then elucidated with citations from literature, speech and prose, helping the student of Russian comprehend the word/concept in context.
Survival Russian Survival Russian is an intensely practical guide to conversational, colloquial and culture-rich Russian. It uses humor, current events and thematically-driven essays to deepen readers’ understanding of Russian language and culture. This enlarged Second Edition of Survival Russian includes over 90 essays and illuminates over 2000 invaluable Russian phrases and words.
Murder and the Muse KGB Chief Andropov has tapped Matyushkin to solve a brazen jewel heist from Picasso’s wife at the posh Metropole Hotel. But when the case bleeds over into murder, machinations, and international intrigue, not everyone is eager to see where the clues might lead.
Woe From Wit (bilingual) One of the most famous works of Russian literature, the four-act comedy in verse Woe from Wit skewers staid, nineteenth century Russian society, and it positively teems with “winged phrases” that are essential colloquialisms for students of Russian and Russian culture.
The Spine of Russia This coffee table book is the photographic journal of an epic 6000-kilometer road trip. The book includes over 200 compelling images of Russians and Russian places met along the way, plus a dozen texts (in both English and Russian) on everything from business to education, from roads to fools.
East of the Sun: The Epic Conquest and Tragic History of Siberia The very word Siberia evokes a history and reputation as awesome as it is enthralling. In this acclaimed book on Russia’s conquest of its eastern realms, Benson Bobrick offers a story that is both rich and subtle, broad and deep.
Maria's War: A Soldier's Autobiography This astonishingly gripping autobiography by the founder of the Russian Women’s Death Battallion in World War I is an eye-opening documentary of life before, during and after the Bolshevik Revolution.
301 Things Everyone Should Know About Russia How do you begin to get a handle on the world's largest country? This colorful, illustrated guide will get you started...
Bears in the Caviar Bears in the Caviar is a hilarious and insightful memoir by a diplomat who was “present at the creation” of US-Soviet relations. Charles Thayer headed off to Russia in 1933, calculating that if he could just learn Russian and be on the spot when the US and USSR established relations, he could make himself indispensable and start a career in the foreign service. Remarkably, he pulled it of.
The Latchkey Murders Senior Lieutenant Pavel Matyushkin is back on the case in this prequel to the popular mystery Murder at the Dacha, in which a serial killer is on the loose in Khrushchev’s Moscow...
Resilience: Life Stories of Centenarians Born in the Year of Revolution Call it resilience, grit, or just perseverance – it takes a special sort of person to have survived the last 100 years of Russian and Soviet history.
The Best of Russian Life We culled through 15 years of Russian Life to select readers’ and editors’ favorite stories and biographies for inclusion in a special two-volume collection. Totalling over 1100 pages, these two volumes encompass some of the best writing we have published over the last two decades, and include the most timeless stories and biographies – those that can be read again and again.
April 23, 2014 Peace, Land, Bread By Eugenia Sokolskaya Peace! Land! Bread! This was the battle cry of the 1917 October Revolution (old calendar) that changed the history of Russia and indeed the entire world. Since the time of Ivan the Terrible, the tsars concentrated on centralization of their power and control. The most common way of doing this was to take power away from the nobility, appeasing them by giving them dominion over their land and workers. This soon developed into the oppressive, slave-style condition known as serfdom. History
August 22, 2016 Magical Kefir By Philip Seifi Kefir is the most popular fermented milk in Russia. But it did not get there overnight. Kefir and Russia have a long history... Food & Drink History
May 09, 2020 Russian/Soviet War Movies You Can Stream By Yuliya Ballou Some of the best Russian and Soviet films about World War II that you can stream online. Film & TV Reference War CVSG
June 22, 2020 Why Invading Russia was Hitler's Downfall By Alice E.M. Underwood June 22, 2020, marks the 79th anniversary of Operation Barbarossa, the Nazi invasion of Russia that changed the course of WWII and, perhaps, history itself. History Social Issues War
September 01, 2013 Why Russians Don't Run By Paul E. Richardson A tale of two long distance road races – Russia’s oldest and its most prestigious – and what they tell us about the state of running and fitness in Russia. Sports
March 14, 2020 Coronavirus Coping: Russian Lit has the Answers By The Editors Russian literature has an answer for everything. In the times of coronovirus, this is your guide. Art Literature CVSG
