The Cossacks One of Tolstoy's earlier classic works, featuring beautiful description of the Caucasus. In English and Russian Literature
A Mere Trifle A story that captures the uncertainty and anarchy of the post-revolutionary period. Fiction
Igor Chapurin, designer All the world’s top designers are known by their name alone. And one of the fastest-rising names in Russian couture is thirty-three year old Igor Chapurin. 100 Young Russians
Yelena Dementieva, athlete She is a young, blond Russian tennis star. And she is not Anna Kurnikova. In fact, Yelena Dementieva, 19, seems the very antithesis of the publicity-seeking, endorsement-hoarding Kurnikova. 100 Young Russians
Maxim Galkin, entertainer Impressionists have long been popular in Russia. But for a long time now, “top-level” impressions have been, well, less than challenging. It didn’t take a superior comic to parody the Southern accent and sing-song intonation of Mikhail Gorbachev, even less so the slurring baritone of Boris Yeltsin. 100 Young Russians
