January 03, 2000 New Face at Russia's Helm This article was written in early January, 2000, about Russia's new acting president and a man not well know outside Russia. Politics 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
January 01, 1998 Battle of Stalingrad One million Russia lives were lost, but, Hitler was turned back and Russia can be credited with changing the tide of WWII in Europe. History Int'l Relations Russia File
June 01, 1997 Russian Genealogy If you have family roots in Russia, you are in good company. Between 1820 and 1992, according to INS data, some 3,512,332 individuals immigrated to the United States from Russia, most of them around the turn of the century (2.5 mn between 1897 and WWI). History Russia File
January 01, 1990 Butina, Babies, and Baby-making This week, depressing news about divisions and birth rates can only really be counteracted with a smile over the Orthodox church’s new take on sex. Culture Humor Int'l Relations News Politics Religion Social Issues The Weekly Russia File Russia File
January 01, 1990 Christmastide Tradition St. Nicholas, Babouschka, Christmas Eve festivities . . .Ded Moroz leading to Christmas on January 7th. Culture Holidays Religion Russian Life Magazine Russia File
January 01, 1990 Why I Will Demonstrate Victor is a 21-year-old student in Moscow. In this guest post, he explains why he, and so many of his generation, is fed up with Russia's electoral system, and why he will be going out to protest on December 10. Politics Russia File
January 01, 1990 Emancipation Edict of Alexander II English text of Tsar Alexander II's Emancipation Edict (March 3, 1861). History Russia File
January 01, 1990 Publishing Green RIS Publications, the publisher of Russian Life magazine, was founded in 1990 on the principle that paying attention to international issues matters. While U.S.-Russian relations and the history and society of the world’s largest country are important, there is no larger international issue than the health of this planet. Environment Russian Life Magazine Russia File
