May 01, 2001 Some Good Bad Russian Intentional mistakes Russians make and how you can learn to make them too!
May 01, 2001 100 Young Russians to Watch This is the third article in our year-long series on 100 Young Russians to Watch. This issue we present another 10 individuals from around Russia—teachers, artists, entrepreneurs and athletes ... all personifications of Russia’s future.
May 01, 2001 Historical Events in May and June Dates and anniversaries that coincide with this issue.
May 01, 2001 Working Through History There is an interesting history behind the picture (taken by Valery Bliznyuk, who we profile on page 18) on the cover of this issue.
May 01, 2001 Beijing to Moscow: Six Days on the Trans-Siberian Author John Lee takes us on a ride on the Trans-Siberian, complete with traders, babushkas and long days in a train racing across the steppe. Travel
May 01, 2001 Siberia's Iron Road Russia's Trans-Siberian Railroad is the world's longest rail line. This article, written on the occasion of the 110th anniversary of the line's founding, takes a brief look at the amazing history of this 5700 mile-long iron road...
May 01, 2001 Journalists, Heal Thyselves "Dissidents" in Russia today, vs. in the Soviet era ... how low the standards have fallen.
May 01, 2001 Two Books A review of two books: Sunlight at Midnight, by W. Bruce Lincoln, and Trans-Siberian Hanbook, by Bryn Thomas.
May 01, 2001 Salmon Fit For a Tsar Imperial Salmon (Lososina Imperial) is a luxurious baked salmon, wrapped with bacon and crabmeat, then topped with a decadent cream sauce.