January 01, 1990 Christmastide Tradition St. Nicholas, Babouschka, Christmas Eve festivities . . .Ded Moroz leading to Christmas on January 7th. Culture Holidays Religion Departments
January 01, 1990 Why I Will Demonstrate Victor is a 21-year-old student in Moscow. In this guest post, he explains why he, and so many of his generation, is fed up with Russia's electoral system, and why he will be going out to protest on December 10. Politics
January 01, 1990 Emancipation Edict of Alexander II English text of Tsar Alexander II's Emancipation Edict (March 3, 1861). History
January 01, 1990 Publishing Green RIS Publications, the publisher of Russian Life magazine, was founded in 1990 on the principle that paying attention to international issues matters. While U.S.-Russian relations and the history and society of the world’s largest country are important, there is no larger international issue than the health of this planet. Environment Departments
January 01, 1990 Studying Russian Outside the Capitals Some reasons to consider studying Russian outside Moscow and St. Petersburg, with a listing of schools and their programs in provincial cities. Language
The Guillotine A propoundly moving and blackly-humorous story about revolution and its sheep led to slaughter. Fiction
Vladimir Kramnik, chess grandmaster Vladimir Kramnik does not ride the Moscow metro. He does not have a Moscow registration permit and fears being picked up by the police. 100 Young Russians
Nikolai Lugansky, musician Born in April 1972 into a family of research scientists, Nikolai Lugansky was five when his innate musicality appeared, to the utter astonishment of his parents. 100 Young Russians
Amalia Mordvinova, actor Amalia Mordvinova’s beauty is undeniable. Her luxurious mop of red hair and deep emerald eyes evoke the heroines of Titian’s canvasses. 100 Young Russians
Surgeon Grow The only American attached as a regimental surgeon to a Russian army unit gives an up close look at what the war and revolution were like. Memoir
