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July 14, 1896, is celebrated as the birthday of the Russian automobile – on this day, the first Russian-built motorcar with an internal combustion engine was introduced to the public at the Arts Exhibition in Nizhni Novgorod. 
 

Sample Alexei Bayer's myster novel Murder at the Dacha with this gripping incident on board a Moscow commuter train.

Ever wonder why so many Russian Jews ended up in the US? Perhaps it was the educational quotas, or the restrictions on travel and residence, or maybe the rampant anti-Semitism and violence – and all the other miseries chronicled by Jewish writer Isaac Babel.

This acclaimed biography of one of Russia’s most important and tyrannical rulers is not only a rich, readable biography, it is also surprisingly timely, revealing how many of the issues Russia faces today have their roots in Ivan’s reign.

All the news that fit.

Readers write in with corrections and opinions.

On how the new smoking ban will play out.

Three books make our cut this issue, and all are about spies and infiltrators.

Everything of note on the travel front.

A renowned Ukrainian artist uses street art to pay tribute to those who fell in his country’s recent uprising.

On the Russian art of food preservation, and a refreshing summer recipe for melon preserves.

This issue's language learning insert is on the issue's story on a popular Crimean street artist.