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 05, 2000 Maxim Gorky The turbulent life of this Russian author {1868-1936}, his experience with oppression and involvement in the Russian revolution make him one of his country's most loved and important writers. Gorky was born March 28, 1868. Literature Russia File
March 02, 2000 Blackbread Recipe One version of Russian blackbread, a mainstay of the traditional diet. Culture Food & Drink Russia File
March 02, 2000 Mealtime in Russia Find out what the traditional Russian mealtime fare is. Food & Drink 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 06, 2000 Shawls of Pavlovsky Posad From a land not known for high fashion and which many Westerners think is filled with gray clad babushkas, the Pavlovsky Posad shawls come as quite a surprise. Art 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 18, 2000 Food and Nutrition How does the average Russian diet size up nutritionally? Food & Drink Health Russia File
January 10, 2000 All that Glitters . . . Or Something More? Why are we so fascinated with the lavish and expensive creations of the House of Faberge? Art Russia File
