April 01, 1999 The Poet of Laughter Russian Life visits with a leading expert on Nikolai Gogol, to consider the writer's legacy and influence. Interview
April 01, 1999 Lights, Camera ... Lights, camera ... a plethora of filmographic idioms and phrases for your lexicon.
April 01, 1999 30 Years Under the White Sun Russians' favorite movie, White Sun of the Desert, turns 30 this month. But for the movie's director, Vladimir Motyl, it has not been three decades of glamour and fame.
April 01, 1999 Close Quarters: The Rise & Fall of the Kommunalka Seven percent of Russians live in communal apartments, kommunalki. By all indications, this dinosaur from the communist era will not be extinct anytime soon.
April 01, 1999 A Chichikov For Our Times A review of Mark Zakharov's new play, Mystification, based loosely on Gogol's Dead Souls.
April 01, 1999 A Birthday Gift A short piece on the centennial birthday celebration for Nabokov to be held in his childhood home in downtown St. Petersburg.
April 01, 1999 Nabokov on Gogol Comparing the two authors, who stand as literary bookends for the 20th century.
April 01, 1999 Rostov Veliky A jewel in the Golden Ring, Rostov Veliky remains little touched by the tumultuous tides of this century's history. Travel
April 01, 1999 April and May in History Dates and anniversaries that coincide with this spring issue.
April 01, 1999 Twice-baked Sturgeon This tasty dish wraps a succulent sturgeon in a puff pastry for a dish sure to amaze.
