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Freedom Fries
November 09, 2009

Freedom Fries

I will forever associate the fall of the Berlin Wall with french fries. In 1989, my wife and I were living and working in Moscow. Our friend Bob was apartment-sitting in the American embassy complex; and on November 9 he invited us over for dinner...

Marital Squabbles
November 01, 2009

Marital Squabbles

Where we examine the linguistic conventions of sparring with one's spouse.

Alexander Vasiliyevich Kolchak
November 01, 2009

Alexander Vasiliyevich Kolchak

Thirty years ago, the name "Admiral Kolchak" was only mentioned in negative terms; today it is exactly the opposite. Neither interpretation gets it right.

Lighthouse Master
November 01, 2009

Lighthouse Master

Where we visit a craggy outpost in the White Sea, meet a colorful lighthouse keeper and get a taste of real solitude and self-reliance.

12 Angry Peasants
November 01, 2009

12 Angry Peasants

In November 1864, Alexander II introduced jury trials to Russia. It had countless unintended effects and led to a 70-year hiatus in the practice, only recently resurrected.

TableTop Agitprop
November 01, 2009

TableTop Agitprop

A look at how Soviet propaganda made it onto people's plates.

Bolshoi Troubles
November 01, 2009

Bolshoi Troubles

The massive reconstruction of Moscow's iconic Bolshoi Theater has been underway for four years and looks to stretch for another two. Some question if anything original will be left of the landmark when it finally reopens in 2011.

Tsarina Elizabeth
November 01, 2009

Tsarina Elizabeth

"Elizabeth couldn't take her eyes off herself," wrote historian Vasily Klyuchevsky. Indeed, Peter the Great's narcissistic granddaughter (born 300 years ago this month) was infamous for being a tyrannical fashionista.

Dam Disaster
November 01, 2009

Dam Disaster

Russians have learned to fear August, and this year it delivered the Sayano-Shuchenskaya dam disaster, which could be a harbinger of things to come.

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