March 01, 2003 Stalin's Death On March 5, fifty years ago, one of the most awful tyrants of the 20th century, Joseph Stalin (1879-1953), died.
March 01, 2003 Boris Messerer On April 15, 1933, Boris Messerer, a talented theatrical designer, artist, scene-painter, book designer and a man of many awards, was born.
March 01, 2003 March and April in Russian History Dates and anniversaries that coincide with this spring issue.
March 01, 2003 Vladimir Vernadsky On March 12 (February 28, old style) 140 years ago, the scientist Vladimir Vernadsky (1863-1945) was born in St. Petersburg.
March 01, 2003 Unofficially Speaking A look at life after the passage of a proposed Law on the State Language.
March 01, 2003 Cossacks, Music and Enlightenment We review: The Cossacks, An Illustrated History; Bering Strait's debut CD, and The Commissariat of Enlightenment.
March 01, 2003 Midwinter Fish Fest Nothing tastes quite like fish pulled from the icy waters beneath a winter fishing hole. Here is a simple recipe for a Russian Fish Bake.
March 01, 2003 A Fierce War: Being Catholic in Russia It's not easy being Catholic in Russia today. Popular writer Ilya Stogoff explains why.
January 01, 2003 The Face of Russian Political Correctness P.C. has an entirely different meaning in Russian and in English.
January 01, 2003 Violist Extraordinaire Dates and anniversaries that coincide with this issue.On January 24, Russian viola player Yuri Bashmet turns 50. Born in Rostov-on-Don in 1953, Bashmet spent his childhood in Lvov, Ukraine, where he began studying music.
