January 01, 2016 The Hunt By Álvaro Laiz According to an Udege proverb, “If you see a tiger for one second, he has been watching you for an hour.” And what happens if one unwittingly unleashes a tiger’s bad side? You must, the Udege believe, hunt down and kill the tiger – not an easy thing. Environment
September 17, 2014 Returning to Putorana We asked Ivan Kobilyakov, whose story on filming wild wolves in Putorana appeared in the Sep/Oct 2014 issue of Russian Life, to give us an update on the project and how filming has gone this summer. He also supplied new photos. Environment Film & TV Regions
September 01, 2014 In Search of the Wild Wolf By Ivan Kobilyakov Three documentarians traveled to one of Russia‘s most pristine, remote locations to film wolves that have never before had contact with humans. We tag along. Environment
September 15, 2013 Why is This Cab Glowing? By Masha Egupova After a deadly tsunami hit Japan in 2011, followed by the nuclear tragedy in Fukushima, the port of Vladivostok received a number of radioactive cars. Two years later, radioactive car parts are still arriving in Russia. Outrageously, Russian customs authorities have had to detain and send back to Japan over 930 radioactive cars since 2011. Business Environment
September 01, 2012 Urals Nuclear Disaster By Tamara Eidelman On the world's worst nuclear disaster prior to Chernobyl, when, in 1957, nuclear waste exploded at the Mayak plant in Ozyorsk. The damage has yet to be fully recognized or accepted. Environment History
September 16, 2010 Flying Free... By Paul E. Richardson Too often the news we gather from the mainstream media about Russia is bad news, and the humor is rather acerbic and based on dark stereotypes. So it is refreshing when we receive a bit of unqualified good news, about average people doing the hard work it takes to keep a society, and our world, spinning on its axis. Environment
January 06, 2009 Gas Tussle By Paul E. Richardson Sometimes it can be hard to get at the facts. And given that the western media went way down the wrong road on the recent Georgian crisis, one is inclined to be skeptical of coverage on the current Russia-Ukraine gas spat. Environment Int'l Relations
June 04, 2007 Kamchatka Disaster By Laura Williams A massive landslide destroys the Valley of the Geysers on June 4, 2007. Environment History Science
November 01, 2003 Does Russia Matter? By Paul E. Richardson Just how important is Russia in the world? Culture Environment History Int'l Relations
June 14, 2001 Weather Across Russia By Linda DeLaine Check current conditions and forecasts for several Russian cities. Environment Regions
Publishing Green By The Editors 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