Vladimir Chuprov, activist While still a student in middle school, Vladimir Chuprov was touched by something he saw on television. “In the early 1980s,” he said, “I saw a frightening Greenpeace TV commercial showing a huge cargo ship throwing barrels of toxic waste onto boats full of environmentalists, whose action was targeted against the burial of toxic waste in the world’s oceans.” 100 Young Russians
Artyom Zhizhkin, musician Artyom Zhizhkin, 16, was accepted at Musical School #1841 on one condition: he had to take up the oboe, and only the oboe. It seems that Zhizhkin’s first teacher, Yevgeny Komarov, tested Zhizhkin’s breathing and labial skills and realized he was ideally suited for this melancholy-sounding instrument. 100 Young Russians
The Beautiful Russia of the Future: Survival Russian in Wartime A look back at what Alexei Navalny bequeathed to the Russian Language.
Oblomov You know the story – Oblomov won't get out of bed – read the excerpt that explains it all. Literature
Rudin Excerpt from an undeservedly lesser known novel by one of Russia's greatest writers. Literature
