January 10, 2012 Interview with Author William Ryan 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. History Literature Reviews Russia File
January 08, 2012 1972 ABM Treaty English text of the 1972 Antilballistic Missile Treaty between the U.S. and Soviet Union. History Science Russia File
January 03, 2012 Lyubov Orlova 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). Culture Film & TV Russia File
January 01, 2012 Election Fever Is Putin in decline? Were the elections rigged? And what are they tweeting about Vladimir? Politics
January 01, 2012 Winter Wonderland Turning Sochi into an Olympic city is a Herculean task. Environmentalists, local residents and bookkeepers are all wary. And then there is Georgia, just a few kilometers away. Sports
January 01, 2012 Notebook Our pages of news cover items as varied as a new film on Vysotsky, the Booker book of the decade, a film on the life of a jailed tycoon, Russian's internet usage, Ronald Reagan, the Bolshoy, museums and much more.
January 01, 2012 Peter's Table of Ranks How the introduction of Peter I's merit-based system of ranks changed Russian society after its introduction in 1722. History
January 01, 2012 Paranoia Trumps True Love A look back at the law of February 15, 1947, that outlawed Soviets' marriage to foreigners, and a marvelous 1967 play that wonderfully dramatized the sad situation.
January 01, 2012 Fending off Demyan How to handle that common situation in Russian: too much hospitality...
January 01, 2012 From Reset to Recess? Just two weeks prior to Russia's recent parliamentary elections, President Dmitry Medvedev went on television to make a hawkish anti-American speech. Whither the reset? News
January 01, 2012 The Soviet Faust A history of Leon Theremin, inventor of electronic music and the instrument which bears his name. Music
