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The Year of the Tiger
January 01, 1998

The Year of the Tiger

Since this summer, Russia has been initiating a much more pragmatic, multilateral, innovative foreign policy. Long gone are the days when ideology and the politics of superpower brinksmanship set Russia’s foreign policy. 

A Legend Returns
January 01, 1998

A Legend Returns

Associate editor Anna Hoare caught up with hockey superstar Sergei Fyodorov to get his views on Russian and American hockey and his future plans.

Chechnya
January 01, 1998

Chechnya

Sergei Kaptilkin captured these haunting and human black and white images while posted as a war photographer in the first Chechnya war.

Why Christmas Toys are Us
January 01, 1998

Why Christmas Toys are Us

The yolka is the centerpiece of Russians' Christmas and New Year's celebrations. And the toys that decorate the yolka have an unusual power.

Out of Siberia
January 01, 1998

Out of Siberia

Vasily Surikov's flash of creative genius lasted less than a decade. But his paintings have become cherished icons for old Russian traditions.

Ringing in the New Year
January 01, 1998

Ringing in the New Year

New Year's is Russia's best celebrated national holiday. We look at the traditions, old and new, surrounding this annual event.

Suzdal
January 01, 1998

Suzdal

Medieval monasteries and a storied past has made a tourist's mecca of Suzdal, one of Russia's oldest, and best-preserved towns.

Uninvited Guests
January 01, 1998

Uninvited Guests

Caucasian minorities face scorn, discrimination and crime in Russia's capital, a sorry legacy of socialism and the fraying edges of an empire gone bust.

Russia's Political Tool
January 01, 1998

Russia's Political Tool

December 20, 1997 is the 80th anniversary of the KGB. We look back at the sordid history of this nefarious institution.

A Salad For All Tastes
January 01, 1998

A Salad For All Tastes

Vinaigrette is the one Russian salad for which there is no definite recipe...

Notebook
January 01, 1998

Notebook

All the news that fits from all across Russia.

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