May 01, 2000 Russia's Troubled Times Russia's turbulent Time of Trouble, period between the Rurik and Romanov Dynasties. History Russia File
March 15, 2000 String of Pearls Russia and Japan have yet to sign a WWII peace treaty. At the center of the dispute are four ancient volcanic islands, part of the Kuril Islands help by Russia and known to Japan as the Northern Territory. History Int'l Relations Regions Russia File
March 01, 2000 Portraits of St. Petersburg Thirty years ago, Valentin Baranovsky began to take pictures of both everyday life and major events in his home town. This became a unique one-man artistic project to document three decades of St.Petersburg life. The photographs, to be presented in book form and through exhibitions, date from 1970 to 2000. Art History Russia File
February 22, 2000 Yeltsin's Surprise Resignation On New Year's Eve, 1999, while many braced for a possible Y2K disaster, Boris Yeltsin resigned as president of the Russian Federation leaving a little known prime minister in charge. History Politics Russia File
February 01, 2000 Tea Time in Russia Tea was brought to Russia in the 1600s from China. Since then, the brew and its implements have become an enduring tradition of Russian society. The tea ceremony itself bonds families and communities Culture History Russia File
January 24, 2000 Kievan Rus' and the Church The origin of the Rurik Dynasty and introduction of the Orthodox Church. History Religion Russia File
January 24, 2000 Who Killed Kirov? The circumstances and mystery surrounding the murder of revolutionary and Soviet leader, Sergei Kirov. On January 15, 1935, Grigori Zinoviev and 18 members of the "Moscow Centre" were tried in Leningrad for their part in the Dec. 1, 1934, assassination of Sergei Kirov. History Russia File
January 01, 2000 Digging up your Russian Roots An article on some of the most useful links for digging up your Russian roots on the web. History Russia File
December 18, 1999 The Walls Came Tumbling Down! Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the beginning of Russia's transformation to democracy. History Politics Russia File
August 25, 1999 Russia's Military Today Today's Russian military and the status of the ABM and START II treaties. Written in October, 1999. History Politics Russia File
January 01, 1999 The Russian Conundrum An essay on what it takes to understand the conundrum that is Russia. Culture History Literature Russia File
