January 03, 2015 Ivan the Terrible, Tsar of All Russias Tsar Ivan IV had a bit of a temper. When you look at his record of dramatic self-exile, tyrannical persecution, domestic abuse, and abrupt changes of heart, you realize that the current meaning of "Terrible" fits him quite well. History Russia File
January 01, 2015 First Book For centuries, the Russian Church strove to shield Muscovy from foreign influences, believing that they would weaken faith and put the kingdom in peril.
January 01, 2015 1715: Peter and the Kunstkamera The year 1715 began with several innovations introduced by Tsar Peter I.
January 01, 2015 Snapshot Stats and graphs on everything from Russians leaving the country, to Google search trends.
January 01, 2015 Send in the Clones Don’t get me wrong. I have nothing against communists, per se. Some of my best friends were communists.
January 01, 2015 Simple and Primitive Why the teachings of Marx and Lenin just won't go away, and why Russia's current ruling generation is the most Soviet of all time.
January 01, 2015 Two Megalomaniacs A review of two books on megalomaniacal personalities, The Baron's Cloak, by Willard Sunderland, and Limonov by Emmanuel Carrere. See our reviews section for full reviews.
January 01, 2015 May the Borshch Be With You! The new year is a perfect time to try borshch, which has an interesting history.
January 01, 2015 Red Square Originally known as “Pozhar,” then “Torg,” Red Square is a repository of Russian historical memory, the altar of the motherland and, in general, the center of the Russian universe. But how did it all come together? History
January 01, 2015 Boris Pasternak This issue's Uchites Russian language learning section includes an excerpt from Doctor Zhivago and a poem by Boris Pasternak.
