January 01, 2000 Karl Bryullov: Russia's First Master Painter This headstrong romantic from a long line of artists was Russia's first painter of world renown. Semyon Ekshtut traces Bryullov's life and art on the occasion of the painter's centenary.
January 01, 2000 The Secret Life of a Russian Santa Claus Alexei Pospelov takes us along on the New Year's tour of a modern day Ded Moroz (Russia's equivalent of Santa Claus).
January 01, 2000 Masha and Her Bears Masha Makarova is one of Russia's hottest young pop stars. So what do Ireland and Iceland have to do with it?
January 01, 2000 Of Soviet Santas & Snegurochkas This time of year, many Russians pine for the calmer, friendlier New Year's celebrations of decades past, and struggle to preserve family holiday traditions
January 01, 2000 Perm: Gateway to Eurasia In this, the first of a six part series where we trek east across Siberia, William Brumfield gives us a tour of Europe's Easternmost Town: Perm. Also includes a long sidebar on Khokhlovka. Travel
January 01, 2000 Privacy is Not Everything Some ruminations on how Russians choose to spend their birthdays.
January 01, 2000 Three Books and a CD We review three books: PU-239 and other Russian Fantasies, Russia Abroad, and The Crime of Olga Arbyelina, and a CD: The Golden Age of the Russian Guitar.
December 18, 1999 The Walls Came Tumbling Down! Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the beginning of Russia's transformation to democracy. History Politics Russia File
