October 01, 1999 Pulling the Blanket to One's Side Prisoner lingo and the language of thieves takes center stage.
October 01, 1999 Tozhok: Provincial Treasure The river town of Torzhok has weathered the centuries amazingly well. William Brumfield takes us on a tour. Travel
October 01, 1999 A 400 gold ruble salmon Drunken salmon is a superb appetizer that dates from the time of Empress Anna Ioannovna.
October 01, 1999 Three books Three books are reviewed: Who Killed Kirov?, Yeltsin's Russia, and The Post-Soviet Handbook.
October 01, 1999 Of Thieves and a Gentleman A lot of water has passed under the bridges over the Moskva river since our last issue of the magazine.
August 25, 1999 Russia's Military Today Today's Russian military and the status of the ABM and START II treaties. Written in October, 1999. History Politics Russia File
August 01, 1999 Drag yourself to this! The lingo you need to know to understand talk about Russian music.
