Svetlana Khorkina, athlete At first glance, Svetlana Khorkina would seem an unlikely choice for Russian Life’s list of rising stars. After all, her star began rising long ago by modern gymnastics standards. 100 Young Russians
Marat Izmaylov, athlete A journalist from Moskovsky Komsomolets once quoted a female Italian soccer fan as saying: “Oh, Izmaylov ... Izmaylov is my love.” The word play on Marat Izmaylov’s last name (“Is-my-love”) was surely accidental, but the sympathy was nonetheless sincere. 100 Young Russians
Vera Grigorieva, scientist At the Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod) Medical School Anna and Vera Zeitlin’s schoolmates would often mix up the twin sisters. But it quickly became apparent that the twin sisters (Anna is profiled on the opposite page) more than just looked alike. 100 Young Russians
A Truly Unique Person A short essay recounting the author's friendship with Lydia Budogoskaya, a little known yet famous Russian writer who was gifted and uncommonly humble. Memoir
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Cabiria of the Bypass Canal Excerpt from this important novel, which is a standout example of "strongly articulated female subjectivity." Women
If You Can, Turn Around In which the author reminisces about his time spent with Brodsky, while the latter was sent to exile in the North. Memoir
Pavel Fomenko, environmentalist Pavel Fomenko was the first Russian to receive the title “Hero of the Planet,” awarded by TIME with the support of the Ford Foundation. 100 Young Russians
Statistics Bits of data that offer insights into trends and events in Russia. Customs Economy Environment
Children of the Underground An excerpt from Ulitskaya's powerful novel Under the Green Tent, about the experiences of the Thaw generation. History
Mikhail Butov, writer Mikhail Butov's novel Svoboda (Liberty) won the 1999 Smirnoff-Booker prize. It is a generational novel—telling the story of Russia’s first “liberated” generation. 100 Young Russians
Leningrad Directory of Writers at the Front A series of poignant poetical portraits of writers and poets who worked in Leningrad during the Seige. War
