January 01, 2018 Flying Machine By The Editors The Tretyakov Gallery has completed restoration of a defining artwork of the Russian avant-garde: the ornithopter, or flying machine, created by Vladimir Tatlin in 1932. Science
November 01, 2017 Notebook By The Editors A round-up of some of the latest news from Russia. News Science
November 22, 2016 Kaluga By Svetlana Tarasova Photographer Svetlana Tarasova takes us to the heart of Russia: Kaluga. Here, along the Oka River, the Russian space program began. Regions Science Everyday Russia
July 22, 2016 The First Canine Cosmonauts By Alice E.M. Underwood The Soviet Union’s first pair of pups launched into space on July 22, 1951, and their suborbital flight was a big pawprint in the Cold War Space Race. History Int'l Relations Science
April 26, 2016 Chernobyl: The State Secret By Marina Latysheva 30 years ago today, the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant had a meltdown: "Flames, sparks, and chunks of burning material went flying... These were red-hot pieces of nuclear fuel and graphite..." History Politics Science
April 12, 2016 Gagarin Lives! By Maria Antonova Yury Gagarin’s 108-minute space flight on April 12, 1961, propelled him to a level of celebrity never before known to any Soviet. His smiling face graced postal stamps, Palekh souvenir boxes, and fine porcelain, as he mingled with the beau monde of planet Earth. Culture Int'l Relations Science
February 19, 2016 When Peace Came to Earth By The Editors Thirty years ago tomorrow, the Mir Space Station was launched. It was a technological wonder of its time. History Science
May 07, 2015 The Most Useful Russian Inventions By Eugenia Sokolskaya What do radio, television, the periodic table, and helicopters have in common? Russians were involved in developing all of them – and more! Reference Science
July 14, 2014 The First Russian Automobile By Nina Shevchuk-Murray July 14, 1896, is celebrated as the birthday of the Russian automobile – on this day, the first Russian-built motorcar with an internal combustion engine was introduced to the public at the Arts Exhibition in Nizhni Novgorod. History Science
July 01, 2013 The Russian Bees Will Save Us By Paul E. Richardson American bees are dying from mysterious causes, putting our agriculture at risk for lack of pollinators. Russian bees might be part of a solution. Agriculture Environment Science
January 08, 2012 1972 ABM Treaty By The Editors English text of the 1972 Antilballistic Missile Treaty between the U.S. and Soviet Union. History Science