July 01, 2009 We Have No News... Vladimir Mukusev, once a media star, has been persona non grata on Russian television for a decade. We hand him a mike. Interview
July 01, 2009 Khrushchev v. Nixon John Jacobs was press officer for the first ever American Exhibit in Moscow. He offers a first-hand view of the Nixon-Khrushchev Kitchen Debate.
July 01, 2009 Walking for the Tsar Ninety years after their assassination in Yekaterinburg, the Romanov Royal Family has become an object of intense devotion and veneration.
July 01, 2009 Summer Reading Selections include: The Russian Dreambook of Colour and Flight; Londongrad; Kamchatka; Red Sky, Black Death; Wave of Terror; Ballerina (DVD)
July 01, 2009 Uchites 04 The fourth edition of our Uchites language insert, sponsored by Russkiy Mir Foundation, uses the theme of media and news to explore grammar, build vocabulary and facility in reading Russian. Language
June 06, 2009 Finding Russian Adventures A guide, with links, to adventure travel in Karelia and beyond. Travel Russia File
May 05, 2009 Must See Films, Must Read Fiction In our 100th issue, we have a long feature, "100 Things Everyone Should Know About Russia," with loads of factoids, notes, lists and essays. We figured our list of the "must read" fiction and "must see" movies would be a bit contentious (and certainly foreshortened). So we are posting the lists here for reader comment and supplementation... Culture Film & TV Literature Russia File
May 01, 2009 Singing in the Rain Forecasting the weather in Russia is a national sport. And a fertile ground for linguistic growth.
May 01, 2009 The Deportation of Peoples This is the 55th anniversary of the peak period of Soviet deportation of national groups.
