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Galina Ulanova
January 01, 2010

Galina Ulanova

On January 8, 1910, Prima Ballerina Galina Ulanova was born. Unquestionably a great dancer, she has somehow always been above criticism...

An Activist is Born
January 01, 2010

An Activist is Born

Alexei Dymovsky becomes a YouTube star for highlighting police corruption, then loses his job... yet few Russians seem to know of him.
Uchites 07
January 01, 2010

Uchites 07

The seventh edition of our Uchites language insert, sponsored by Russkiy Mir Foundation, uses the works of writer Lev Tolstoy to explore fruit, verb and adjective declensions, animals, and more. Three recordings are also available online.
Freedom Fries
November 09, 2009

Freedom Fries

I will forever associate the fall of the Berlin Wall with french fries. In 1989, my wife and I were living and working in Moscow. Our friend Bob was apartment-sitting in the American embassy complex; and on November 9 he invited us over for dinner...

Marital Squabbles
November 01, 2009

Marital Squabbles

Where we examine the linguistic conventions of sparring with one's spouse.

Alexander Vasiliyevich Kolchak
November 01, 2009

Alexander Vasiliyevich Kolchak

Thirty years ago, the name "Admiral Kolchak" was only mentioned in negative terms; today it is exactly the opposite. Neither interpretation gets it right.

Lighthouse Master
November 01, 2009

Lighthouse Master

Where we visit a craggy outpost in the White Sea, meet a colorful lighthouse keeper and get a taste of real solitude and self-reliance.

12 Angry Peasants
November 01, 2009

12 Angry Peasants

In November 1864, Alexander II introduced jury trials to Russia. It had countless unintended effects and led to a 70-year hiatus in the practice, only recently resurrected.

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