January 01, 1996 A Salad By Any Other Name Empires and goverments may rise and fall, but Stolichny salad persists.
January 01, 2016 Gogol on the Rocks Nikolai Gogol was born in Ukraine and is revered in his homeland. So why is the house where he lived in Odessa in such disrepair, and will anything ever be done about it?
January 01, 2013 At the Circus This wonderful novella by Alexander Kuprin tells the story of the wrestler Arbuzov and his battle against a renowned American wrestler. Rich in detail and characterization, At the Circus brims with excitement and life. You can smell the sawdust in the big top, see the vivid and colorful characters, sense the tension build as Arbuzov readies to face off against the American.
September 05, 2021 Great Grechka! In May, the Russian Federation temporarily banned the export of grechka, also known as buckwheat, from June 5 to August 31.
January 03, 2021 Herring Under a What? A popular New Year’s dish in Russia, Herring under a Fur Coat is a bit baffling.
March 14, 2020 The Government Inspector Gets a Monument A town in Volgograd Oblast prepares to welcome Gogol's Inspector... again.