January 01, 2019 Readings Living on ice, the boorocracy, profiling perps, naming cities, and where smoking holds sway. Culture Government History
January 01, 2019 The Wolf in the Kennel Krylov on how one negotiates with wolves. Hint: one doesn't. "Of wolves I’ve learned a thing or two. With them there’s only one sure truce." Humor Literature
January 01, 2019 Man With a Box Pavel Bazhov, Russia's greatest modern fabulist, had a complicated and eventful life. Literature
January 01, 2019 Rewriting the Code How salt riots and a young tsar led to a Zemsky Sobor and a new body of laws, The Council Code. Economy History Law
January 01, 2019 The Freedom Factory The story of a real-life military factory told through monologues collected from anonymized workers, managers, and engineers. (novel excerpt) Cities & Towns Literature
January 01, 2019 Legionnaire Photographer Photos captured by an unknown Czech Legionnaire, during those troops’ long sojourn in Russia from 1916-1919. Holidays Photography War
January 01, 2019 River Art Curling snow drifts along the Dnieper River remind of a Hokusai painting. Photography Space
January 01, 2019 Baptism of the Christ Russia has its own way of marking Twelfth Night (Ephiphany). But as a Christian holiday it misses the mark. Customs Religion
January 01, 2019 Snapshot Stats on HIV, salaries, doing business, death from bad eating habits, and more. Culture Economy Social Issues
January 01, 2019 Four Million Words Welcome to our four-million-word website. We got here with your help. Internet Journalism Russia File
January 01, 2019 Grampa Krylov Russia’s best known poet was born 250 years ago, and his last name was not Pushkin. Biographies Literature
