January 26, 2022 Marriage is No Laughing Matter By Hannah Halladay The Rostov Oblast puts new limitations on the behavior of wedding-goers. Cities & Towns Customs Family Government Law Russia File
January 25, 2022 The Orthodox Church Strikes Back By Griffin Edwards A high-school biology teacher wasn't expecting officials of the Russian Orthodox Church to be so vocal about a recent lesson. Education Law Religion Russia File
January 24, 2022 Put Those Cute Faces to Work! By Charlie Robinson This tire shop has some fluffy new residents! But are they earning their keep? Animals Business Russia File
January 22, 2022 Tykes Take to the Web By Griffin Edwards A new study shows that the percent of Russian kids aged 3-6 using the internet has tripled in the last ten years, among other stats. Children Internet Social Issues Statistics Russia File
January 21, 2022 Tiger Toes Get Chilly, Too By Rachel Rodriguez An endangered Amur tiger cub undergoes surgery after falling victim to Russia's harsh winters. Animals Environment Government Russia File
January 19, 2022 Metro Station Shower By Rachel Rodriguez A nice refreshing outdoors shower? Or a dangerous collapse waiting to happen? Architecture Cities & Towns Moscow Transportation Russia File
January 18, 2022 The Fight for Dumplings By Charlie Robinson The governor of Moscow Oblast pushes for pelmeni in schools, despite resistance from the federal government. Education Food & Drink Moscow Russia File
January 17, 2022 Nepotism Takes to the Ice By Griffin Edwards The son of one of Putin's buddies was recently named the head of a professional hockey team, with no previous experience. Government Social Issues Sports Russia File
January 15, 2022 (NOT) Morgenshtern By Alexandra Curtis A burgeoning new (joke) media company is founded by none other than Russia's top rapper, Morgenshtern. Internet Media Music Russia File
January 14, 2022 The Art of the Fall By Amanda Shirnina A St. Petersburg artist draws attention to the city's ice and snow problem. Architecture Art St. Petersburg Urban Life Russia File
January 12, 2022 Worth a Pretty Kitty By Haley Bader How much would you pay for a feline once caressed by the hands of Russian President Vladimir Putin? Animals Humor Internet Russia File
January 11, 2022 Slavify Your Instagram Feed By Alexandra Curtis Start the new year off right by adding a little more Russian art to your social media platforms. Art Internet Pop Culture Russia File
October 15, 2021 to April 03, 2022 Icons for Our Time: Orthodox Art from Around the World Museum of Russian Icons | Clinton, MA Fifteen contemporary icons from fifteen countries explore iconography today. Presented in celebration of the museum's 15th Anniversary. Art Exhibit
Murder and the Muse KGB Chief Andropov has tapped Matyushkin to solve a brazen jewel heist from Picasso’s wife at the posh Metropole Hotel. But when the case bleeds over into murder, machinations, and international intrigue, not everyone is eager to see where the clues might lead.
Red Star Tales: A Century of Russian and Soviet Science Fiction For over 100 years, most of the science fiction produced by the world’s largest country has been beyond the reach of Western readers. This new collection changes that, bringing a large body of influential works into the English orbit.
The Best of Russian Life We culled through 15 years of Russian Life to select readers’ and editors’ favorite stories and biographies for inclusion in a special two-volume collection. Totalling over 1100 pages, these two volumes encompass some of the best writing we have published over the last two decades, and include the most timeless stories and biographies – those that can be read again and again.
The Samovar Murders The murder of a poet is always more than a murder. When a famous writer is brutally stabbed on the campus of Moscow’s Lumumba University, the son of a recently deposed African president confesses, and the case assumes political implications that no one wants any part of.
The Pet Hawk of the House of Abbas This exciting new trilogy by a Russian author – who has been compared to Orhan Pamuk and Umberto Eco – vividly recreates a lost world, yet its passions and characters are entirely relevant to the present day. Full of mystery, memorable characters, and non-stop adventure, The Pet Hawk of the House of Abbas is a must read for lovers of historical fiction and international thrillers.
Jews in Service to the Tsar Benjamin Disraeli advised, “Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory.” With Jews in Service to the Tsar, Lev Berdnikov offers us 28 biographies spanning five centuries of Russian Jewish history, and each portrait opens a new window onto the history of Eastern Europe’s Jews, illuminating dark corners and challenging widely-held conceptions about the role of Jews in Russian history.
White Magic The thirteen tales in this volume – all written by Russian émigrés, writers who fled their native country in the early twentieth century – contain a fair dose of magic and mysticism, of terror and the supernatural. There are Petersburg revenants, grief-stricken avengers, Lithuanian vampires, flying skeletons, murders and duels, and even a ghostly Edgar Allen Poe.
Resilience: Life Stories of Centenarians Born in the Year of Revolution Call it resilience, grit, or just perseverance – it takes a special sort of person to have survived the last 100 years of Russian and Soviet history.
Murder at the Dacha Senior Lieutenant Pavel Matyushkin has a problem. Several, actually. Not the least of them is the fact that a powerful Soviet boss has been murdered, and Matyushkin's surly commander has given him an unreasonably short time frame to close the case.
Fearful Majesty This acclaimed biography of one of Russia’s most important and tyrannical rulers is not only a rich, readable biography, it is also surprisingly timely, revealing how many of the issues Russia faces today have their roots in Ivan’s reign.
Russia Rules From the shores of the White Sea to Moscow and the Northern Caucasus, Russian Rules is a high-speed thriller based on actual events, terrifying possibilities, and some really stupid decisions.
The Latchkey Murders Senior Lieutenant Pavel Matyushkin is back on the case in this prequel to the popular mystery Murder at the Dacha, in which a serial killer is on the loose in Khrushchev’s Moscow...
September 01, 2013 Why Russians Don't Run By Paul E. Richardson A tale of two long distance road races – Russia’s oldest and its most prestigious – and what they tell us about the state of running and fitness in Russia. Sports
September 14, 2019 Eight Russian Desserts To Make Your Mouth Water By Tiffany Zhu Forget vodka – dessert is the best part of Russian meals. Culture Food & Drink
January 28, 2020 Meet Russia's favorite sable By Maria Antonova Siberian sable fur was once Russia's biggest luxury export, but now we can't get enough of Instagram star Umora, the sable inspiring Russians to never look at fur coats again. Animals Internet Interview
January 01, 2022 Undesirable Outcome By Paul E. Richardson The history of Russia since 2008 has been to repeatedly lop off appendages – nose, ears, digits – to spite itself. Obsessed by erroneous threats, it has invaded its neighbors, quashed all democratic activity, rigged votes, interfered in foreign elections, harbored and/or enabled international cybercrime… and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Int'l Relations NGOs Politics
September 01, 2019 Returning from Afar By Benson Bobrick An excerpt from Benson Bobrick’s new book, a memoir of his life and work as a writer. Memoir Travel
May 26, 2016 Two Miracles of Russian Love Poetry By Anatoly Liberman On the occasion of Pushkin's birthday, we offer a post on the challenge of translating his most famous love lyrics, "Я вас любил," with a bonus look at Innokenty Annensky's "Среди миров." Literature
