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Art Takes a Village
September 01, 2016

Art Takes a Village

The 11th International Festival of Landscape Art, Arkhstoyanie, took place on July 23-24 in Kaluga Oblast. We sent Nadezhda Grebennikova and Mikhail Mordasov to take a look.

A Prowess-Testing Pie
September 01, 2016

A Prowess-Testing Pie

Russian Wedding Pie (Kurnik) makes great party fare, but it also has an interesting history connected to fall holidays.

Field Notes from the Empire's Edge
September 01, 2016

Field Notes from the Empire's Edge

Vladimir Arsenyev was a 28-year-old army officer when he set out to map and study Russia’s Ussuri Kray, bordering China and the Pacific. Thankfully, he also had an eloquent pen.

Malevich's Ukrainian Square
September 01, 2016

Malevich's Ukrainian Square

A century-old work of art by an avant-garde artist has become a symbol for the growing rift between Russia and Ukraine, just as more is being learned about its famous artist.

Two Moments
September 01, 2016

Two Moments

Two superbly captured athletic moments for two Russian athletes at the Rio games.

Memoirs and Filmmaking
September 01, 2016

Memoirs and Filmmaking

Reviews of two books by Teffi and a novel, Masha Regina, by Vadim Leventhal.

Magical Kefir
August 22, 2016

Magical Kefir

Kefir is the most popular fermented milk in Russia. But it did not get there overnight. Kefir and Russia have a long history...

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