April 10, 2017 Revolution for Tiny Tots By Evgeny Lukyanov “It was a lot of fun during the Rivolushun. And I won’t never forget the Russian Rivolushun.” In which we look at the 1917 revolution through the eyes of schoolchildren at the time. Culture History
March 15, 2017 Who Invented the Ancient Slavic Gods, and Why? By Kasya Denisevich How it was that in the eighteenth century Russian mythology was trumped-up in the Western manner? Who wanted it? And where did we get Lel, Yarilo and Zimtserla? We explain everything you'd want to know about Russian fakelore. Culture History Literature Religion
March 10, 2017 Six Great Songs About St. Petersburg By Elena Bobrova Many Russian cities have songs about about them. Here are six of the best ones about Russia's Northern Capital – three by American artists, three by Russians. Culture Music Travel
March 06, 2017 Better Russia By Robert Blaisdell Bob Blaisdell reviews Other Russias, an album of images and impressions of ordinary, unconnected Russian citizens who have unexpectedly found themselves activists. Art Culture Literature Politics
January 31, 2017 Happy Birthday, Vodka! 10 Shots of Trivia By Alice E.M. Underwood In 1865, vodka joined bears and matryoshkas as an eternal symbol of Russia. Here's how it happened, plus nine trivia tidbits on Russia's most beloved, harmful, and historical libation. Culture Food & Drink History Social Issues
January 25, 2017 Titan of the Russian Forest: An Ivan Shishkin Art Gallery By Alice E.M. Underwood Today marks the 185th birthday of the artist Ivan Shishkin, whose paintings evoke Russia's beauty and vastness. With a nickname like "Forest Tsar," his trees must be good. Art Culture History
December 05, 2016 "We invented and changed the world": A Rodchenko Art Gallery By Alice E.M. Underwood Photographer, painter, designer, and more, Alexander Rodchenko (born December 5, 1891) worked at the intersection of innovative art and radical politics. Here are 14 of his works. Art Culture History Photography
December 04, 2016 Abstraction Turns 150: A Vasily Kandinsky Art Gallery By Alice E.M. Underwood Vasily Kandinsky was a renowned abstract artist whose shapes and colors revolutionized twentieth-century modernist art. Here are 11 of his paintings in honor of his 150th. Art Culture History
October 14, 2016 Five Wild Facts about St. Basil's Cathedral By Alice E.M. Underwood On October 14, 1991, St. Basil’s Cathedral was reopened after six decades. Here are five fun facts in honor of the 25th anniversary of the Cathedral’s rebirth. Culture History Religion
October 12, 2016 Fall, Tolstoy, Mushrooms By Lev Tolstoy In honor of fall, and Russians' favorite autumnal pastime – mushroom picking – we offer these two short stories by Lev Tolstoy – in both English and Russian! Culture Humor Literature
September 29, 2016 The Babi Yar Tragedy, Remembered in Poetry By Alice E.M. Underwood On September 29-30, 1941, Nazi troops shot over 33,000 Jews at the edge of the Babi Yar ravine near Kiev. Yevgeny Yevtushenko's poem memorializing the tragedy ensures it will never be forgotten. Culture History Literature War
September 25, 2016 Listen and Learn: Shostakovich Turns 110 By Alice E.M. Underwood Dmitry Shostakovich created classical music that spoke to modern times. Read up on his life story and listen along to some of finest works along the way. Culture History Music