November 01, 2000 The Poetic Idol of 1941 Alexander Simonov is not a poet most Russophiles have heard of. But that should be no reflection on his wonderful verses.
November 01, 2000 November and December in History Events and anniversaries coinciding with November and December.
November 01, 2000 The Indestructible Anthem? The Soviet anthem is back! Brushed off and edited for a post-soviet reality, references to Stalin and Communism are gone, but there is still that faint echo...
November 01, 2000 Volodos and Berezovsky We review a new CD by pianist Arcadi Volodos, and a biography of Boris Berezovsky.
November 01, 2000 A holiday gift from Ukraine Vareniki with cherries -- boiled dumplings with a cherry filling, to be more precise-- is a holiday treat bequeathed to Russia from Ukraine.
November 01, 2000 And the Winner is ... Reader Photo Contest The results of our Reader Photo Contest are in. It was a fine crop of photos--the only problem is that we could not choose more winners!
November 01, 2000 The Last Romantic Widely hailed ast the greatest Russian poet of the 20th century, Alexander Blok was more than an enigma--his life and work are a reflection of the Russian soul.
October 12, 2000 U.S. Withdrawal from the ABM Treaty Russia's stance on the issue of the ABM Treaty vs. the U.S. NMD program has well understood and consistant for some time. On December 13, 2001, President Bush officially announced his nation's withdrawal from the treaty. The short and long term consequences are heavily debated and yet to be seen. History Int'l Relations Russia File
September 01, 2000 How Does Your Garden Grow? For everything there is a season. And it's time to harvest some garden/dacha-related idioms.
September 01, 2000 September and October in History Events and anniversaries coinciding with September and October.
