Journeys through the Russian Empire Excerpt from a new book in which the author recreates the famous journeys of the photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky. Architecture History Photography
In Paris One of Bunin's most beloved stories, about an aged emigre falling in love with a young waitress. Literature
Boldino, Autumn 1830 A look at the extremely productive eras in Pushkin's life known as the Boldino Autumns. Literature
On the Banks of the Seine A telling memoir of life in Paris for Russians in the 1920s and 1930s. Memoir
Alsou Safina, singer She may be just eighteen, but she has been ruling Russia's pop charts for two years. Alsou Ralifovna Safina (known to her fans as simply Alsou, pronounced “all-soo”), daughter of Lukoil's first vice-president Ralif Safin, has taken the music industry by storm. 100 Young Russians
Shadows of Days Shmelyov's acclaimed phantasmagorical variation on the emigre dream/nightmare of the return back to Russia. Literature
