July 01, 2010 Ruler of the East Vladivostok, founded 150 years ago, is a rather unusual city, a city of surprises.
July 01, 2010 Moscow Olympics A look back at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, marred by an international boycott and the sudden death of the bard Vladimir Vysotsky. Sports
July 01, 2010 Alexander Grin Alexander Grin (1880-1932) had a short life filled with misfortune. His literary output has never been thought to be "classic" but it is entertaining and has enjoyed a recent resurgence of popularity.
June 28, 2010 Now THAT'S a Reset Button! Life is always stranger than fiction, or, in this case, it may have been imitating [bad] fiction. Or at least so it seems from the transcripts of the case against Anna Chapman. Humor Int'l Relations Russia File
May 19, 2010 Keep Reading, Dima President Dmitry Medvedev says he likes the classics, but that,just recently he made a request for buying about 50 books authored by contemporary Russian writers over the past 5-7 years. "I have read some of them and I cannot say I have been excited," he said. "By and large I have to read all sorts of dull papers the presidents normally read. Draft documents, draft decrees, draft instructions, laws, reports... Literature Politics Russia File
May 01, 2010 The City of Chagall Just over Russia’s border in Belarus is the remarkable city of Vitebsk, birthplace for a surprisingly influential artistic community that flourished just before and after the Revolution.
