September 01, 2002 Vladimir Voynovich September 26 is the 70th birthday of Vladimir Voinovich (born 1932), one of the most influential dissident writers of the late Soviet era.
September 01, 2002 Gymnastic Superstar Gymnast Lyudmila Turishcheva was born on October 7, 1952—50 years ago. Turishcheva won every imaginable title in gymnastics, both on the world stage and nationally.
September 01, 2002 Influential Comic Voice Actor Anatoly Papanov (1922-1987) would have turned 80 on October 31. Generations of Russian children associate his voice with that of the Wolf in the popular cartoon Nu Pogodi! (“You just wait!”).
September 01, 2002 Gourmand Humorist October 20 is the centenary of the birth of Mikhail Yanshin (1902-1976), a member of the “second wave” of MKhAT theater actors who made their debut when Konstantin Stanislavsky was director there.
September 01, 2002 The Russian Bear of Wrestling September 16th is the 65th birthday of the aptly-named champion in free wrestling, Alexander Medved (medved means “bear” in Russian).
September 01, 2002 Tired of a glamorous life "Glamurny" and other English invasions are perverting the Russian language. Or are they?
September 01, 2002 Four Books We review four new books: The Secret Plot to Save the Tsar, A Year of Russian Feasts, The Shaman's Coat: A Native History of Siberia, and Beau monde from A to Z.
September 01, 2002 September and October in History Dates and anniversaries that coincide with this issue.
September 01, 2002 Up from the Kommunalka We take you to the Venice of the North, on a private tour of the president's St. Petersburg homes and haunts, from the hospital he was born in, to the homes he lived in.
