February 01, 1999 February and March in History Dates and anniversaries that coincide with this issue.
February 01, 1999 Yuri Olesha: A Talent to Be Envied Yuri Karlovich Olesha was born 100 years ago in Elizavetgrad (Kirovograd), then in Russia, now part of Ukraine, to a middle-class Polish family.
October 01, 1998 The Prose Poet A biography of Ivan Turgenev, one of Russia's greatest writers of the 19th century.
August 01, 1998 The Tank that Turned the Tide The Russian T-34 tank was critical to Russia's victory at Kursk and through the rest of WWII. A short biography.
June 01, 1998 Rubbing Salt in Peasants' Wounds 350 years ago, on June 12, 1648, a huge revolt against taxes flared up in Russia. Here is why it did not lead to democracy...
May 01, 1998 The Barin of Russian Marxism A profile of the revolutionary theorist who was Lenin's mentor, Georgy Plekhanov
April 01, 1998 The Tsar Liberator On the occasion of the 180th anniversary of the birth of Tsar Alexander II, we offer this biography.
March 01, 1998 Berdyaev and the Russian Idea A profile of one of 20th century Russia's preeminent philsophers.
February 01, 1998 Tatyana's Day This day is special not only as the name day of all Tatyanas but also as a day on which Russian students cast their cares to the wind and celebrate. This year, the holiday will be 242 years old.
January 01, 1998 Russia's Political Tool December 20, 1997 is the 80th anniversary of the KGB. We look back at the sordid history of this nefarious institution.
