January 01, 2007 Thinking About a Successor A round up of the top contenders (at present) for the presidential race of 2008, including bookie ratings.
November 03, 2006 The Russians are Not Coming In re the theme of our post, Tiger by the Tail, Russia's rightist parties may be playing into present Powers That Be designs, seeking a showdown with local and federal authorities and giving them a pre-electoral rallying cry. This from RFE/RL report (citing Nezavisimaya Gazeta) of November 3, about a planned nationwide "Russia March" for November 4 ("People's Unity Day," the holiday which replaced November 7, th Russia File
November 01, 2006 Fyodor Volkov A profile of the man who founded Russia's first public theater 250 years ago.
November 01, 2006 Bolotnikov's Rebellion Four hundred years ago, a rebellion to put False Dmitry II on the throne almost succeeded. Led by Ivan Bolotnikov, a colorful peasant, it laid seige to Moscow and relied on subversive distribution of propaganda.
November 01, 2006 A Taste of the Wild Want a fresh taste of Kamchatka? Then it has to be salmon. Here we consider the many different Russian words for salmon and offer a great recipe for flash-freezing the delicacy.
November 01, 2006 Anna Politkovskaya Murdered We report on the signal assassination of leading investigative reporter Anna Politkovskaya.
November 01, 2006 The Barefoot Shoemaker Despite having some of the world's largest oil and gas reserves and being a huge energy exporter, Russia faces the prospect of energy shortages this winter and many winters to come.
November 01, 2006 Leaving with Style What do you do when you are a forty-something translator and forced to attend a Madonna concert?
