November 01, 1997 Beware the Third of October! A look back at October 1997, a tumultuous month in Russian politics.
November 01, 1997 Potatoes in Uniform Try this interesting Russian variation next time you want to make baked potatoes.
November 01, 1997 Bolshevik Doodles They are certainly not great works of art, but they are intriguing pieces of history -- cartoons and caricatures drawn by early Soviet leaders while sitting in droning meetings. Publisher here for the first time outside Russia.
October 01, 1997 Apple Compote for the Soul During the Soviet years, jam was often called povidlo for ideological reasons. It is even rumored that one government member was given the personal mission of taking the foreign name “dzhem” off the menus of public catering enterprises, replacing it with the more neutral povidlo.
October 01, 1997 Money to the Wind? Beer is certainly not the first beverage associated with Russia. But, in recent yearsm ales, lagers, porters and stouts have been building a following in the land of vodka.
October 01, 1997 For Whom the Bell Tolls A rumination on the waning of Yeltsin's star and the anniversary of the Sputnik satellite.
