June 01, 1997 The Most Privileged Class For any nation, its children are its most valuable resource. For this reason, Russian Life asked Yelena Utenkova, on the occasion of International Children's Day, to look at the state of children in Russia today. She returns with a picture at once sobering and revealing.
June 01, 1997 Northern Citadel For almost all of its 600 years, the Cyril-Belozersk Monastery guarded Russia's northern frontiers, while serving as an influential religious outpost. William Brumfield recounts the monastery's long history. Travel
June 01, 1997 Rise and Fall of a Military Leader The story of commander Mikhail Nikolaevich Tukhachevsky has all the makings of a Shakespearean tragedy ...
June 01, 1997 The Soup of the Russian Nobility Svekolnik is "the other beet soup." This aristocratic soup with a delicate flavor is served cold.
May 01, 1997 It's Spring, Say Thank you to the Party! The first of two weather-related columns collects together phrases and idioms in Russian on spring and summer.
May 01, 1997 A Plague Ignored Most health experts, including the Russian Ministry of Health, are predicting between 800,000-1 million HIV-infected Russians by the year 2000. With this in mind, Russian Life’s Carlota Zimmerman looks at HIV/AIDS in the FSU.
May 01, 1997 Poor Man's Caviar When you can't afford beluga, try eggplant caviar. It's a treat that will spice up any party.
May 01, 1997 The Blue Pearl of Siberia There is no place on earth to compare with Lake Baikal. Explore its shores in this, the third installment in the Westcott's saga about their drive across Russia. Travel
May 01, 1997 The Body Politic A revealing retrospective on Russian leaders' health, from Lenin to Yeltsin -- what they have sought to cover up, and why.
