June 03, 2011 Russian Authors at Book Expo America Listen to the Book Expo America podcast episode with 4 Russian writers who were finalists for the Debut Prize, the prestigious independent literary award for authors under the age of 25 writing in Russian. I am very pleased to point out that Iryna Bogatyreva, one of the writers featured on this panel, is represented in the Literature Russia File
May 26, 2011 Summer Chtenia: Sneak peek at Voloshin The summer issue of Chtenia is about to go to print, and, yet again, it has shaped up into an eclectic and yet harmonious collection of excellent writing. One of the poets we're including in this issue is Maximilian Voloshin, the free spirit extraordinaire, a painter and a mythologue. Russia File
May 23, 2011 Dima, Volodya and Alice What exactly is a Russian liberal? Has this species ever been seen in the wild (by which I mean the Kremlin)? In her spot-on analysis of Russia's ruling tandem in today's Washington Post, Liliya Shevtsova highlights this question brilliantly... Politics Russia File
May 18, 2011 Coming Russian Events For a Russophile, it can be frustrating to find out about an interesting event related to Russia after it has just happened. On the flip side, it can also be rather difficult to find out about new events far enough in advance before they happen, especially events in your area, so that one can attend. Russian Life Magazine Russia File
May 01, 2011 Less than PC Russian The domino revolutions in the Middle East got me thinking about the word “Arab,” along with some other less-than-politically-correct Russian colloquialisms.
May 01, 2011 Let the Games Begin In less than a year, Russia will go to the polls to vote for president, and the winner – for the first time – will be awarded with a six-year term. Politics
May 01, 2011 Rethinking the Unthinkable Ask any Russian, “When did the War begin?” – just “the War,” not the Civil, First World, Chechen, or Afghan War – and the answer will be automatic: June 22, 1941.
