March 01, 2006 Village Fashion The latest, most up-to-date guide of what to wear down in the village, where there is no bad weather, just bad clothing!
January 01, 2006 The Road to New Year's A trip home for is a challenging start to a New Year and a new marriage.
September 01, 2005 To Bathe or Not to Bathe Our neighbor Kalkan has probably been clean and sober only a dozen times in his life. The last time he bathed in a barrel of water warmed in a wood stove he came down with a bad cold and vowed never to do it again.
November 01, 2004 Bringing in the New Year From her village in the Bryansk region, Laura Williams offers a distinctly rural picture of the New Year's holidays in Russia.
September 01, 2004 Fall in the Morning, Winter in the Afternoon The change from summer to fall invokes many rituals and holidays. The holiday of Pokrov is rich with traditions of marriage.
July 01, 2004 Village Notes: Ivan Kupala In July it is almost unbearable to be outside at midday, due to the heat and the great gadflies.
January 01, 2004 May the Earth Be As Soft As Feathers When a long-time member of a small Russian village passes on, there are rituals aplenty to observe.
July 01, 2003 Mementos of Russian Summer Summer is hay-cutting time and time to battle with the weeds and pests that embroil the private plot. Visit summer in the village of Chukhrai in Bryansk region.
March 01, 2003 A Spring Day Feeds You For a Year Spring comes to the village in the form of mud and planting rituals.
