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.
February 01, 1999 A Collector's Passion Valery Blinov has single-handedly collected what may be the world's greatest archive of Russian children's books of the last 100 years.
February 01, 1999 Exploring Russia's Sexual Revolution As if economic and political revolutions were not enough for Russia in the 1990s! Russia's Sexual Revolution is challenging decades of Soviet prudishness, with all the expected side-effects.
February 01, 1999 Love Yuri Olesha might well have become Russia's 20th century Nikolai Gogol, but just as his literary talent was blooming, it was plowed under by the socialist Thermodor. We offer here two of his marvelous short stories, in original translations.
February 01, 1999 The Life and Death of the Mushroom Eater Alexander Griboyedov's day job (as a senior Russian diplomat) kept him from applying his immense talent to more than just a few works of literature. It also led to his tragic death 170 years ago.
February 01, 1999 Solvychegodsk: Salt City The Stroganov family built a fortune on salt and pelts in Russia's northern town of Solvychegodsk. They also left behind some cultural treasures. Travel
