Current Moscow Time: 14:27:298 March 2014
The world’s biggest country, in a magazine. Since 1956.
- March 7, 2014
- 7 Ways Not to Protest the Occupation of Crimea
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Russia’s occupation cum annexation of Crimea is a tragedy no matter how you slice the salami tactics. One just wants to protest, boycott, DO something. But what? Well, like President Obama and the EU, we’re coming up a bit short on the list of feasible and effective sanctions. But here are a few things we recommend NOT doing.
- March 2, 2014
- Kremlin Words Versus Deeds, A Gaping Chasm?
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Russia's occupation of Crimea, part of the sovereign nation of Ukraine, is wrong. It is wrong under international law, it is in violation of several treaties Russia has with Ukraine and the West, and it is even wrong according to Russia's own foreign policy "principles." So why did it happen?
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- February 24, 2014
- No More Olympics… What Now?
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The Sochi Olympic Games are now officially over. Suffering withdrawals? Here are five ideas for how to fill up all your viewing time.
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- February 20, 2014
- Russian Genealogy
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A comprehensive listing of resources, online and off, for researching your Russian roots, courtesy of Ginny Audet.
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- February 17, 2014
- The Puck Stops Here
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There is nothing like a good old Russian ochered (line) to get close to the narod (people) and get some inside info. Standing in line, Russians tend to show solidarity, to open up and loosen their tongues. The perfect environment for a journalist...
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On This Day
Notable events on this day in Russian history
1887: Literature historian, Pavel Annenkov, dies at age 73
1917: Riots and strikes in St. Petersburg marked the start of the February Revolution (Feb. 23 old calendar)
1921: At the Tenth Party Congress, Lenin outlines the NEP
1922: Yevgeny Matveev, actor, born
1944: Balkars deported from their homeland.
1983: In speech to American evangelicals, President Ronald Reagan calls the USSR "the focus of evil in the modern world," urging peace activists to not think the arms race was "a great misunderstanding," to not "ignore the facts of history and the aggressive impulses of an evil empire."
