November 01, 2014 Idols and Anniversaries The Wall and Iron Felix may be gone, but one important thing never happened, which explains plenty about modern Russian politics.
November 01, 2014 The English Invasion Russia may have become staunchly anti-Western, but it would be very hard to say the same thing about the language.
October 31, 2014 Idols and Anniversaries Twenty-five years ago, when the Berlin Wall came tumbling down, it was a time of hope and relief. Since the 1940s we had held our breath, limping from crisis to crisis, hoping that Dr. Strangelove was not hiding in a dark corner, waiting to make his play. History Int'l Relations Russia File
October 15, 2014 Russian Exceptionalism According to Boris Dubin A social state, a sense of community and shared decision making, an oddly distant government, home-grown values, and being split between Europe and Asia – according to Russians, this is what makes Russia special. But Boris Dubin's findings show that what really makes Russia special is Russia's ability to pretend no one else exists. Culture Politics Russia File
September 30, 2014 Pasternak: A Great Translator Reflects on Translation In honor of the International Day of the Translator, a few words from Boris Pasternak, the Russian voice of Shakespeare, on translating and the power of English. Literature Russia File
September 25, 2014 Cookbook Contest So, one thing about publishing is that not all the books come out perfect. So, rather than toss a few "seconds" in the recycle bin, we decided to hold a contest. Winners got free, slightly irregular books. We had fun reading the responses. Food & Drink Products Russia File
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 Russia File
September 15, 2014 A Soviet Leader in the US? Preposterous! When you're a Soviet dictator, it's rare that you get the chance to tour the US, visiting movie sets, meat freezers, and steel mills, being featured on TV, and laughing at angry farmers. Nikita Khrushchev got that chance 55 years ago. And he made the most of it. History Russia File
September 01, 2014 For Better or Worse What with downed passenger airlines, war in Ukraine, trade embargos and rapidly worsening US-Russian relations, why in the world is there a picture of a giraffe on the cover of Russian Life magazine? Int'l Relations Politics Russian Life Magazine Russia File
September 01, 2014 An Ambivalent Relationship A look at the historically testy relationship between Russians and Ukrainians.
