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Lyubov Orlova
January 03, 2012

Lyubov Orlova

Lyubov Petrova Orlova was born January 29, 1902 and became the first Soviet movie star and sex symbol. She was also Stalin’s favorite film actress and a highly gifted singer. This is an extended biography of the artist (an abridged version ran in the JanFeb 2012 issue of Russian Life).

Election Fever
January 01, 2012

Election Fever

Is Putin in decline? Were the elections rigged? And what are they tweeting about Vladimir?

Winter Wonderland
January 01, 2012

Winter Wonderland

Turning Sochi into an Olympic city is a Herculean task. Environmentalists, local residents and bookkeepers are all wary. And then there is Georgia, just a few kilometers away.

Notebook
January 01, 2012

Notebook

Our pages of news cover items as varied as a new film on Vysotsky, the Booker book of the decade, a film on the life of a jailed tycoon, Russian's internet usage, Ronald Reagan, the Bolshoy, museums and much more.

Peter's Table of Ranks
January 01, 2012

Peter's Table of Ranks

How the introduction of Peter I's merit-based system of ranks changed Russian society after its introduction in 1722.

Paranoia Trumps True Love
January 01, 2012

Paranoia Trumps True Love

A look back at the law of February 15, 1947, that outlawed Soviets' marriage to foreigners, and a marvelous 1967 play that wonderfully dramatized the sad situation.

Fending off Demyan
January 01, 2012

Fending off Demyan

How to handle that common situation in Russian: too much hospitality...

From Reset to Recess?
January 01, 2012

From Reset to Recess?

Just two weeks prior to Russia's recent parliamentary elections, President Dmitry Medvedev went on television to make a hawkish anti-American speech. Whither the reset?

The Soviet Faust
January 01, 2012

The Soviet Faust

A history of Leon Theremin, inventor of electronic music and the instrument which bears his name.

Gulags, Ments, Chekhov and Pushkin
January 01, 2012

Gulags, Ments, Chekhov and Pushkin

Reviews of Fyodor Mochulsky's "Gulag Boss," William Ryan's "The Darkening Field," and Andrei Gelasimov's "Thirst," with shorter notices on "Memories of Chekhov" (Peter Sekirin) and "Pushkin Threefold" (Walter Arndt, trans.)

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