November 01, 2007 The Tver Uprising The uprising in Tver in December 1327 was a final straw leading to the consolidation of power in Moscow.
November 01, 2007 Samuil Marshak A reflection on the life and influence of this Soviet-era poet, translator and writer.
November 01, 2007 When Things Fell Apart A chronicle of the days surrounding the 1917 revolution, in the words and thoughts of those who lived through it.
November 01, 2007 Mojitos in Moscow A look at some of Moscow's new upscale restaurants, where style and good food go hand in hand.
November 01, 2007 Soviet Images, Baikal and Chekhov Books on Soviet era photography, Lake Baikal, Private Life under Stalin, Chekhov and Literary St. Petersburg, as well as a DVD on Russian prisons.
November 01, 2007 A Church at the End of the Earth Antarctica's Church of the Holy Trinity is perhaps the world's most remote Russian Orthodox Church
November 01, 2007 The Difficulty of Being Oligarchic On the Uzbek-born oligarch Alisher Usmanov, who has made headlines of late from his acquisition of works of art and cartoons in the name of the Homeland.
October 20, 2007 Living Through the Cuban Missile Crisis [This aired as a Commentary on Vermont Public Radio on October 19, 2007. Streaming audio can be found here.]Forty five years ago, I had barely just arrived. I was trying to put a little weight on, getting used to the sights and smells. Then suddenly this new world I had fallen into was teetering on the brink of nuclear annihilation. It's hard not to be affected by that sort of thing.On Russia File
