January 14, 2009 Independence Day In most countries, Independence Day conjures up images of grand celebration, fireworks, family get-togethers, parades and so on. These celebrations commemorate the declaration and establishment of sovereignty by a colony or nation occupied and governed by another nation. This is not exactly the case with Russia's Independence Day. History Holidays Russia File
January 06, 2009 Gas Tussle Sometimes it can be hard to get at the facts. And given that the western media went way down the wrong road on the recent Georgian crisis, one is inclined to be skeptical of coverage on the current Russia-Ukraine gas spat. Environment Int'l Relations Russia File
January 01, 2009 Soaping Your Way This issue's Survival Russian column looks at the clean (and less than so) metaphors that arise from soap...
January 01, 2009 Lev Landau: Impure Science 101 years ago in January, Nobel Prize winning physicist Lev Landau was born. His life was one of great achievement and controversy.
January 01, 2009 Boris Savinkov: Russian Terrorist One of the first Russian proponents of terrorism and "strong" leadership was born 130 years ago in January.
January 01, 2009 Afghanistan: Distant Drums This February is the 20th anniversary of the final withdrawal of Russian troops from Afghanistan.
January 01, 2009 Iconic Controversy The Orthodox Church in September asked the Tretyakov it if could borrow Andrei Rublyov's famous Trinity icon for a religious service in Sergiyev Posad. It touched off a controversy over whether the icon is art or artifact...
