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Night on Tsvetnoy Boulevard
November 01, 2013

Night on Tsvetnoy Boulevard

In this excerpt and preview from the forthcoming Moscow and Muscovites we hear of Gilyarovsky's harrowing nighttime adventure along a Moscow boulevard.

Stolby and Stolbisty
November 01, 2013

Stolby and Stolbisty

Just beyond Krasnoyarsk is a national park catering to adventurous travelers. Recent upgrades show what Russia’s national park system could become.

Fiction Contest
November 01, 2013

Fiction Contest

In which we announce - and print the entries - of the two winners of our fiction contest, based on a picture that appeared in our summer issue.

The Plot Against the Big Three
November 01, 2013

The Plot Against the Big Three

Sixty years ago this November, the Soviets uncovered a Nazi plot to assassinate Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt at the Tehran Conference. Or did they?

In the Army Now
November 01, 2013

In the Army Now

James Brown decided to test himself at the elite Russian paratroopers’ boot camp. This is his story.

A Cosmic Wedding
November 01, 2013

A Cosmic Wedding

When two cosmonauts - Valentina Tereshkova and Andriyan Nikolayev - wed in late 1963, it was the event of the year. We print an extract from the diary of its stage manager.

All a-Twitter
November 01, 2013

All a-Twitter

In our Trends section, editor Maria Antonova looks at Twitter accounts by dead writers, sex ed through literature, and poll results at psychiatric facilities in Moscow...

Science Wars
November 01, 2013

Science Wars

The government wants to reform the Russian Academy of Sciences. Scientists are having none of it.
Verbs Take a Holiday
November 01, 2013

Verbs Take a Holiday

A look at a four verbs that have had their meanings warped in recent years. Useful stuff to know so that you don't inadvertently order a hit when at the restaurant...

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