May 01, 2018 Living 100 Russian Years By Paul E. Richardson and Nadezhda Grebennikova You can be sure that someone born in 1917 in Russia will have stories to tell. Galina Grebneva has more than her fair share. Family History Children of 1917
May 01, 2018 Missing Galina By Paul E. Richardson When you have so much material, so many great stories, how do you pick just one? Family Children of 1917
October 03, 2017 A Finnish Finish By Paul E. Richardson Our last stop on the Children of 1917 expedition was Finland, namely Tampere, the country's second largest city, where we met our final two heroes. Holidays Travel War Children of 1917
September 26, 2017 Minsk – City for Giants By Paul E. Richardson Minsk is a city built for giants. And it is where we met a great soul, Maria Fyodorovna Rylik, who dedicated her life to teaching and her family. History Regions Travel War Children of 1917
September 20, 2017 A Good Butcher By Paul E. Richardson In which a retired Polish butcher explains how to live to be 100 and serenades us on his trumpet. History Humor Music Children of 1917
September 15, 2017 What a Difference a Border Makes By Paul E. Richardson On borders, learning Polish, the influence of culture, and the importance of a sense of humor. Culture Humor Regions Travel Children of 1917
September 11, 2017 Of Rivers, Mines, and a Lake By Paul E. Richardson Two days in Irkutsk and one on Baikal, where we meet a soft-spoken mechanic and visit two very different tourist destinations. Children of 1917
September 08, 2017 The Teacher By Paul E. Richardson A second post from Krasnoyarsk, where we meet a poetry-writing, rug-weaving centenarian. Regions Travel Children of 1917
September 05, 2017 Marfa's Three Lives By Paul E. Richardson Krasnoyarsk: knocking down stereotypes about Siberia and meeting a centenarian who will not be stopped. Regions Travel Children of 1917
September 02, 2017 First Love On the importance of coffee, academicians, a museum, a rooster, the harvesting of turf, and collectivization. History Humor Regions Children of 1917
August 29, 2017 The Last Hero By Paul E. Richardson A train ride, a war hero, sunflower fields, and the Loch Ness monster - just another day on the road for the Children of 1917 team. Health Regions Travel War Children of 1917
August 27, 2017 Two Samara Stories By Paul E. Richardson In which we move east to Samara, on the Volga River, and meet two centenarians living alone in very different ways. Health Regions Travel Children of 1917