June 18, 2020 The Anti-Party Almost Coup By The Editors On this day in 1957, Nikita Khrushchev survived an ouster vote. It gave him another 7 years in power. History Politics TBT
June 04, 2020 Celebrate Life By The Editors In these difficult times, let’s celebrate life. Specifically, five Russians (from a diplomat to an conductor to an activist) who happen to share today, June 4, as their birthday. Biographies Int'l Relations Literature Music Politics War TBT
May 28, 2020 Quite a Thursday By The Editors Here's a #TBT for you with some interesting variety: a poet, a pilot, and a natural disaster. Environment History Literature Moscow Regions TBT
May 07, 2020 TBT: Happy Birthday Pyotr Ilyich By The Editors On this day in 1840, one of the greatest composers of all time was born: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Culture History Music TBT
April 30, 2020 TBT: A Terrible Defection By The Editors On this day in 1564, one of Terrible's most trusted confidantes defected. But they kept in touch. History Int'l Relations Military TBT
April 16, 2020 TBT: The Treaty of Rapallo By The Editors This little-known treaty actually set the stage for the devastation of Europe that was to come. History Int'l Relations Military War TBT
April 02, 2020 TBT: Ivan Susanin Does His Thing By The Editors On this day in 1613, a peasant saved the tsar by leading Polish troops into the woods. Or did he? Culture History TBT
March 26, 2020 TBT: Two Births By The Editors This week is the anniversary of two important Russian births. History Journalism Music TBT
March 05, 2020 #TBT Russian Architecture's Master By The Editors 283 years ago today, Vassily Bazhenov was born. Russian architecture would never be the same. Architecture Moscow TBT
February 27, 2020 #TBT Russian Literature is Born By The Editors 195 years ago today Russian literature was born when a certain Yevgeny showed up. Literature St. Petersburg TBT
February 20, 2020 #TBT Mir Space Station Launched By The Editors Thirty-four years ago this week, the Mir Space Station was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome. History Space TBT
February 06, 2020 #TBT Yalta Conference By The Editors Tuesday was 75th anniversary of the start of the Yalta Conference, the first step in rebuilding the post-War world. History Int'l Relations Military War TBT
