September 1995

Features in this Issue

The popular TV program "Kukly" has plenty of fans, but, unfortunately, also a few critics in high places. A look at this offbeat satirical program.

A profile of Russia's elite "Alpha" group--a covert task force designed to counter high level security threats.

Our cover story, on the history of and challenges facing Russia's green movement, in particular Greenpeace Russia.

A visit to Gorkiye Leninskiye, where Lenin died. Once the most sacred of Soviet sites, it has since fallen on hard times.

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Feedback

Letters to the Editor

Readers comment and correct.
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Travel Notes

Travel Notes

The latest from the travel front.
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Note Book

Notebook

All the news that fits from all across Russia.
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Travel Notes

Read it and believe it
Where to find English reading material in the capital.
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Survival Russian

Open Sesame, Russian Style

Great phrases to open conversational and other doors in Russian.
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Kalmykia: Where East Really Meets West
A profile of the republic of Kalmykia, which separates Russia from the Caucasus. Travel