Before Sunrise A powerful first-hand account of his time at the front, which surely influenced this great satirist's views on human nature. War
The Tretyak Record Vladislav Tretyak is generally recognized to be one of the greatest hockey players of all time. Sports
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
