January 01, 2010 Russia On Line Lines are "a condition of the Russian soul," as expat Carl Schreck rediscovered recently. And it may be that the only way to cope with this condition is to submit...
January 01, 2010 Lev Tolstoy's Unhappy Family Lev Tolstoy's family was unhappy in its own peculiar way, split by a three-decade-long disagreement between the writer and his wife about money.
January 01, 2010 Sagaalgan It could be the world's longest New Year's celebration, stretching a whole month in midwinter. Indeed, this Buddhist holiday is becoming an important way that Siberian Buryats seek to preserve their cultural identity.
January 01, 2010 Berlinograd No other part of Europe can match Berlin and its immediate hinterland for having such a prolonged engagement with Russia. In fact, locals sometimes refer to the German capital as Berlinograd.
January 01, 2010 Feasting with Angels A look at lubok and its use to promote etiquette, manners and morals at the dinner table. And a recipe for Steamed Trout.
January 01, 2010 Literaturnaya Gazeta Founded in 1830 by Alexander Pushkin and Anton Delvig, this important newspaper has long been something of a bellweather for Russia's relationship to literature...
January 01, 2010 Ivan the Terrible In January 1565, Tsar Ivan the Terrible split Russia in two. Five hundred years on, Russia still hasn't gotten over it...
January 01, 2010 Galina Ulanova On January 8, 1910, Prima Ballerina Galina Ulanova was born. Unquestionably a great dancer, she has somehow always been above criticism...
January 01, 2010 An Activist is Born Alexei Dymovsky becomes a YouTube star for highlighting police corruption, then loses his job... yet few Russians seem to know of him.
January 01, 2010 Uchites 07 The seventh edition of our Uchites language insert, sponsored by Russkiy Mir Foundation, uses the works of writer Lev Tolstoy to explore fruit, verb and adjective declensions, animals, and more. Three recordings are also available online. Language
December 18, 2009 Annual Holiday Gift Guide Our annual consideration of some great gift ideas for Russophiles. Now available online as well! Holidays Russia File