Feminist Titles The Russian language codifies gender inequality through, among other things, misogynistic proverbs, and far from neutral job titles. What is to be done? Culture Language Women
Dmitry Azarov, photographer Russian politicians have reason to fear Kommersant photographer Dmitry Azarov: he has an eye for their “human side,” for catching them in unexpected and often undignified moments. 100 Young Russians
Dmitry Slepushkin, artist In 1998, when Dmitry Slepushkin was asked to paint the portrait of Emperor Nikolai I which would hang in a renovated Great Kremlin Palace, he took the assignment as a great honor. 100 Young Russians
Natalia Shishlina, archaeologist In Russia’s southern regions there is a huge expanse of steppe called the Eurasian Belt. For thousands of years, this “belt” was the home for nomadic tribes. Natalia Shishlina, 40, is one of the few archaeologists in the world who studies these lost cultures. 100 Young Russians
Kirill Serebrennikov, director Like so many creative types, Kirill Serebrennikov is a character in all senses of the word. He even seems to have a unique hold on reality: on his official website, he wrote that he was born in 1969; when interviewed in 2001, he said that in 2002 he would turn 31. A trained physicist, Serebrennikov seems to have his own special sort of math. 100 Young Russians
Dirt, Tourists, and Tsars Overlooked and under-read news from all over Russia. Environment Moscow News Politics
Vera Pavlova, poet Nothing seemed to augur that Vera Pavlova would become a leading light of 21st century Russian poetry. 100 Young Russians
Vladimir Legoshin, rescuer Vladimir Legoshin is known as the #1 rescue worker in Russia. He is the only living Hero of Russia among Russian rescuers. 100 Young Russians
Artemy Lebedev, designer Artemy Lebedev quit the journalism faculty at Moscow State University after studying there for just two years. Russia may have lost a journalist. But it acquired a designer. 100 Young Russians
Boris Kozulin, teacher Boris Kozulin, 42, a teacher at Moscow’s Gymnasium #1567, could not differ more from the overblown stereotype of secondary school math teachers... 100 Young Russians
Mikhail Ivanov, athlete "Russia,” the proverb has it, “hinges on the Ivanovs.” (Rossiya na Ivanovykh derzhitsya.) In the case of Russia’s Olympic experience at Salt Lake City, the men’s cross-country medal hopes hinged on Mikhail Ivanov. 100 Young Russians
Sergei Boyarsky, academician At 32, Sergei Boyarsky is the youngest dean in the history of the Moscow Medical Academy named for Sechenov. 100 Young Russians
