July 12, 2019 A Good Time to Visit Pskov Sleepy Pskov has everything a historic Russian town ever needed: a winding river, a kremlin, and whitewashed churches – all of which have finally received global recognition from UNESCO. Architecture History Regions Religion Russia File
April 26, 2019 Piter's People – Dusya Gorbovskaya Dusya is a Vasiliyevsky Island local, whose job it is to promote a creative space located on the island – Sevkabel Port. Architecture Cities & Towns St. Petersburg Piter's People Russia File
March 01, 2019 Sviyazhsk A fortress town built half a millennium ago by Ivan the Terrible (to conquer Kazan) is enjoying a new life as a cultural tourism destination. Architecture Cities & Towns History
July 01, 2018 House on the Embankment If these walls could talk. The history and horror of one of the most epic construction projects of the Soviet era. Architecture History Moscow
March 01, 2018 Margarita, Salvage and the House of Government In which we review a novel about Bulgakov and his love, Margarita (Mikhail and Margarita, by Julie Himes); Soviet Salvage, by Catherine Walworth; and The House of Government, by Yuri Slezkine. Architecture Art Government Literature
March 01, 2017 Pyramid & Paskha A strange church in St. Petersburg’s outskirts offers a fascinating historical side trip. Architecture Religion
May 01, 2015 A Forest Terem Deep in a northern forest, a restless adventurer discovered a crumbling relic of a bygone era. Since then, he has been fighting against the odds to restore it. Architecture
May 01, 2014 Russia's Eiffel Tower An iconic radio tower in Moscow is in threat of being razed, despite what activists, international experts, or the law has to say about it. Architecture
May 01, 2014 Window on Europe Unraveling the mysteries of an intricately baroque church just outside Moscow takes us back to the time of Peter the Great. Architecture
March 01, 2012 Vasily Bazhenov Of all the figures that have risen to prominence throughout the history of Russian culture, few have been so plagued by misfortune as architect Vasily Bazhenov. Architecture
January 01, 2011 Stalin's Highrises Anyone visiting Moscow knows about the city’s famous “Seven Sisters.” But few know that there were supposed to be eight. That is just one little-known aspect of their fascinating architectural history. We asked a noted urban historian to tell us more Architecture
Journeys through the Russian Empire Excerpt from a new book in which the author recreates the famous journeys of the photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky. Architecture History Photography