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When we study this or that great Russian writer or composer, we tend to look at them as a singular phenomenon. But none was an island.

The former capital of Siberia, Novosibirsk is a thriving city that the railroad made. This fifth installment in our East Across Siberia series also takes us to Tomsk and Barnaul

Alexander Simonov is not a poet most Russophiles have heard of. But that should be no reflection on his wonderful verses.

Events and anniversaries coinciding with November and December.

The Soviet anthem is back! Brushed off and edited for a post-soviet reality, references to Stalin and Communism are gone, but there is still that faint echo...

We review a new CD by pianist Arcadi Volodos, and a biography of Boris Berezovsky.

Vareniki with cherries -- boiled dumplings with a cherry filling, to be more precise-- is a holiday treat bequeathed to Russia from Ukraine.

Widely hailed ast the greatest Russian poet of the 20th century, Alexander Blok was more than an enigma--his life and work are a reflection of the Russian soul.

Russia's stance on the issue of the ABM Treaty vs. the U.S. NMD program has well understood and consistant for some time.  On December 13, 2001, President Bush officially announced his nation's withdrawal from the treaty.  The short and long term consequences are heavily debated and yet to be seen.

For everything there is a season. And it's time to harvest some garden/dacha-related idioms.

Events and anniversaries coinciding with September and October.