July 01, 2001 Chicken Kiev's little-known origin Chicken Mikhailovsky is the real name of that dish we know as Chicken Kiev.
July 01, 2001 Pontius Pilate Without question, Mikhail Bulgakov's masterwork is his novel, The Master and Margarita, finished just before his death in 1940. To introduce his work to a wider audience, we present here the "masterful" second chapter of the novel, in which Pontius Pilate confronts Yeshua. Fiction
July 01, 2001 Digging up Russian Roots There are nearly three million persons of Russian ancestry in the US today. With the opening of state archives and the removal of taboos on genealogical research in Russia (to say nothing of the online explosion), these Russian-Americans can now more easily excavate the roots of their family trees. Genealogical expert Barbra Krasner-Khait shows how it is done.
July 01, 2001 Bulgakov's Post Horses Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky have translated Bulgakov's most "difficult" work: The Master and Margarita, as well as many of Russia's msot famous works of fiction. Editor Mikhail Ivanov sat down with them in Paris to talk about Bulgakov, the translator's art, and Russian literature. Interview
June 26, 2001 Invasion of Russia Remembered Sixtieth Anniversary of Operation Barbarossa; June 22, 2001. History Int'l Relations Russia File
June 26, 2001 Tunguska Event What fell from the sky ninety years ago in a remote region of Siberia? Was it the beginning of a pattern of events leading to the doomsday prediction of the future? History Science Russia File
June 23, 2001 Book Picks - Folklore Editor's choice of books about Russian folklore and folktales. Art Literature Russia File
June 18, 2001 Ancient Warrior Women Amazons, Sarmations, warrior princesses . . . just characters of Greek mythology or a reality of ancient Russian history? History Russia File
June 14, 2001 Weather Across Russia Check current conditions and forecasts for several Russian cities. Environment Regions Russia File
June 12, 2001 Anton Chekhov A brief look at the life and works of Russia's famous writer and dramatist. Literature Russia File
