Vika Andreyanova, designer Vika Andreyanova is a designer who shuns haute couture that is designed to garner “oohs” and “aahs,” never to make it out of the closet again. 100 Young Russians
The 'Merican An American interventionist soldier is captured by a band of revolutionary soldiers. Fiction
The Cossacks One of Tolstoy's earlier classic works, featuring beautiful description of the Caucasus. In English and Russian Literature
A Mere Trifle A story that captures the uncertainty and anarchy of the post-revolutionary period. Fiction
Igor Chapurin, designer All the world’s top designers are known by their name alone. And one of the fastest-rising names in Russian couture is thirty-three year old Igor Chapurin. 100 Young Russians
Yelena Dementieva, athlete She is a young, blond Russian tennis star. And she is not Anna Kurnikova. In fact, Yelena Dementieva, 19, seems the very antithesis of the publicity-seeking, endorsement-hoarding Kurnikova. 100 Young Russians
Maxim Galkin, entertainer Impressionists have long been popular in Russia. But for a long time now, “top-level” impressions have been, well, less than challenging. It didn’t take a superior comic to parody the Southern accent and sing-song intonation of Mikhail Gorbachev, even less so the slurring baritone of Boris Yeltsin. 100 Young Russians
