January 01, 2006 Difficult to be a Writer Forcing our heads down the rabbit hole of history, we gawk in disbelief at Stalin’s phantasmagorical world of denunciations, mass imprisonments and terror.
July 01, 2005 Ski Story A few years ago, I went to buy a new pair of cross-country skis at a little shop in East Montpelier (pop. 2,600). When I learned that one pair (brand name “Maverick”) was made in Russia, that was all I needed to hear.
May 01, 2005 How Long? Generally speaking, each issue of Russian Life contains about 30,000 words, or around 20-30% of a slim novel.
March 01, 2005 Thanks, Internet The internet makes this magazine possible. Yet the internet is very much a double-edged sword.
January 01, 2005 Unlikely Visitors A few years ago, I was surprised to find out that Will Rogers had visited the Soviet Union.
November 01, 2004 Responding to Beslan One of the challenges of publishing this magazine is figuring out how to respond to current events. Like Beslan.
September 01, 2004 Nikel for Your Thoughts I flipped a page in the copy of Business Week I was reading. Time stood still. Space tilted.
May 01, 2004 Strap on your Skates! Only about 10-20% of magazines launched in the U.S. survive longer than five years, so 500 issues over 48 years is a fairly impressive achievement.
