October 01, 1996 Eternal Birch Bark While many of Russia's traditional crafts seem secreted in remote areas of the country, one at least is alive and well in Moscow. Alexandra Strelnikova shares the unique tradition of the Belov family.
October 01, 1996 Blood for the Revolution Thrown from simple peasant life into an elitist world of cold machinery, cruel hierarchy and political extremism, Russia's sailors became a fearless, and fearsome, fighting force in Russia's revolutions. Alexei Kilichenkov traces their evolution in the years 1905-21.
October 01, 1996 Dawn of the Russian Navy On October 20, 1696, a now legendary resolution, "Let there be sea ships," was passed by the Boyar Duma, heralding the beginning of the Russian navy. Lev Pushkaryov examines how this event came to change the Russian mentality.
October 01, 1996 On Moscow's Orders The previously unknown story of a submarine sent to the waters off Israel in 1968, with the intent of firing eight nuclear warheads ...
October 01, 1996 Drama for Contemporaries A look back at the 40th anniversary of Moscow's famed "Sovremmenik" theater.
October 01, 1996 40 and Counting: Four Decades of Russian Life A look at the magazine's beginnings in 1956 (as USSR) and of its partner publication, Amerika Illustrated. Download the article as PDF.]
October 01, 1996 Setting the Standard It has taken well over 250 years, but it seems an unfulfilled wish of Peter the Great is finally to be carried out. As Lisa Dickey observes, a replica of a ship which he captained personally is being built by enthusiasts.
September 01, 1996 Show Your Colors Make your Russian colorful. Idioms and phrases that use the language of color.
