November 01, 2012 Lev Gumilev By any measure, the son of Anna Akhmatova and Nikolai Gumilev lived a life that was very full. Born 100 years ago this fall, this is his amazing story. History
November 01, 2012 Profile of Russian Chinovniki Where we bring some interesting statistics and graphics to bear on the overwhelming influence of bureaucrats in modern Russia. Statistics
November 01, 2012 Baikonur This issue's Uchites insert launches off from our feature article on Baikonur. Language
November 01, 2012 Bracing for Isolation Times have gotten tough for Russian NGOs lately. New laws, the expulsion of USAID and now some troubling signs of high-level internal spying is making the work of non-profits and rights watchdogs downright perilous. News
November 01, 2012 The Thaw Snaps In December 1962, Nikita Khrushchev's Thaw was drawing to a close, only no one quite knew this yet. It would take a contrived showdown at a Moscow art exhibition to bring things to a head. Art
November 01, 2012 Pavel Fedotov A consideration of the wonderful story-telling paintings of the classic nineteenth century artist Pavel Fedotov. Art
November 01, 2012 The Museum of Abandoned Secrets Where we interview Nina Shevchuk-Murray, translator of this new book by Oksana Zabuzhko, which is an expansive piece of historical fiction that encompasses much of Ukrainian history, particularly during WWII. Interview
October 24, 2012 The Nature of Dissent How should we understand current political dissent in Russia? Russian Life publisher Paul Richardson met with long-time Soviet/Russian political dissident Alexander Skobov to get his views on what is going on in Russia and where things are headed. History Politics Russia File
October 08, 2012 Vodka: The Miracle Drug? Culled from vodkaphiles.com: a listing of 20 things you can do with vodka you may have never considered (and may or may not want to try). Food & Drink Russia File
September 14, 2012 Moscow's Last Great Fire Moscow's last Great Fire was 200 years ago, on September 14, 1812, in the wake of the Russian army's abandonment of Moscow. Debate continues to rage if the fire was accidental or set intentionally by retreating troops. And a misunderstanding of the scope of the fire's destruction hampers preservation efforts to this day. History Russia File
September 14, 2012 Romney = Russian for "Cold Warrior" By launching the flabby Cold War trope that Russia is our "geopolitical adversary," Mitt Romney has exhibited yet another symptom of foot-in-mouth disease on foreign policy... Int'l Relations Russia File
September 04, 2012 Aristocrats, Churches and Noir Reviews of five interesting new books for Russophiles: Former People, Nevsky, St. Petersburg Noir, Wooden Churches and Russian Film Posters. History Literature Reviews Russia File
