Valentin Padalka, pilot Hero of Russia, Emeritus Pilot, Colonel Valentin Padalka lives with his wife and two daughters in Rostov-on-the-Don. But the road to earning these distinguished titles was not an easy one: there is hardly a hot-point in the ex-USSR where he wasn’t sent during his military career (which continues still). 100 Young Russians
Yevgeny Nabokov, athlete Yevgeny Nabokov hails from Russia’s famous Nabokov dynasty. The hockey dynasty, that is. Yevgeny’s father, Viktor, didn’t write Lolita, but tended goalie for Torpedo, in Ust-Kamenogorsk (in Eastern Kazakstan), for 18 years. 100 Young Russians
Alexander Mikhailin, athlete Alexander Mikhailin, a 21-year-old Muscovite, recently won the World Championship in judo, held in Germany, and thus became one of the top candidates to bear Russia’s flag at the 2004 Athens Olympics. 100 Young Russians
Elena Myasnikova, editor A lot of paper has passed through the presses since Elena Myasnikova, 43, brought Cosmopolitan magazine to Russian soil in May 1994. 100 Young Russians
Russia's Great War On the notion of Russia's "lost war" and the effect of WWI on Russian literature. Literature
Final Thoughts Considering some telling facts and figures from Russia, the war, and where things are now. Social Issues Statistics War
Socks A pensioner decides that woolens are the answer, but can't seem to convince his neighbors. Rural Life War
December 04, 2024 JOSEPH BRODSKY: EPITAPH FOR A CENTAUR, SIX YEARS LATER YIVO Institute for Jewish Research | New York, NY A screening and panel discussion of a short film examining the life of Joseph Brodsky, the celebrated Russian-Jewish American writer and Nobel Laureate Art Exhibit Film Lecture
December 22, 2024 Storytime in Russian / Время сказок MyBiblioteka Prospect Heights | Brooklyn, NY Free Storytelling in Russian Literature
