February 01, 1999 The Death of Veezeer-Mukhtar An excerpt from Tynyanov's historical fiction which profiled the death of writer and diplomat Alexander Griboyedov. Fiction
February 01, 1999 Yuri Olesha: A Talent to Be Envied Yuri Karlovich Olesha was born 100 years ago in Elizavetgrad (Kirovograd), then in Russia, now part of Ukraine, to a middle-class Polish family.
February 01, 1999 All's Fair in Party Warfare Stalin "thanked" Leningrad for its heroic survival of WWII by subjecting it to a massive purge in 1949. Only today, fifty years later, are all the details becoming clear.
January 01, 1999 Crisis Russian This column was spurred on the by the devaluation crisis of August 1998. It includes lots of useful bureaucratic language and other neologisms from the crisis era.
January 01, 1999 Treasure on the Onega Kargopol is one of the richest settlements in the Russian North. William Brumfield takes us on a visit. Travel
January 01, 1999 Christmas Duck and the Immortal Kashey Duck is a traditional dish for the winter holidays. He we explore why, plus offer a tasty recipe.
