July 01, 1997 Painting up a Storm From his studio in Theodosia, the painter Ivan Aivazovsky completed 6000 works--mainly of ships and the sea. On the occasion of the 160th anniversary of this prolific master's birth, we tell the artist's life story.
July 01, 1997 What is Russia Reading? Is Russia still the best-read nation in the world? Have Sidney Sheldon and Barbara Cartland shoved aside the classics? We look at the state of books and reading in today's Russia.
July 01, 1997 Preparing for the Provinces A Q&A with some well-traveled experts on what you need to know when and before traveling in Russia's provinces.
July 01, 1997 Our Old Man and the Sea Pavel Nakhimov was one of Russia's great naval leaders. We look at his life and achievements.
July 01, 1997 A Soup for Real Men Ukha -- fresh fish soup, is popular across Russia. Here's the recipe!
June 01, 1997 Russian Genealogy If you have family roots in Russia, you are in good company. Between 1820 and 1992, according to INS data, some 3,512,332 individuals immigrated to the United States from Russia, most of them around the turn of the century (2.5 mn between 1897 and WWI). History Russia File
June 01, 1997 The Flowers of Life on Their Parents' Grave Phrases and idioms you need related to children and childraising a la Russe.
June 01, 1997 Mother Russia's "Difficult Kids" Russian folk wisdom has it that, the more difficult the child, the stronger you love him (or her). And so, in honor of International Children’s Day, this year’s first summer issue is dedicated to Russia’s difficult kids, greatly loved.
June 01, 1997 Digging up your Russian Roots How to trace your family roots from Russia, with resource listings and interesting facts on the "waves" of Russian immigration to the US.
