May 01, 2020 In the Trenches of Stalingrad By Victor Nekrasov On the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII, we offer two excerpts from a new translation of Viktor Nekrasov’s In the Trenches of Stalingrad. History Military War
May 01, 2020 Victory Will be Ours By Paul E. Richardson We didn’t realize how connected we were until we had to disconnect. Health History Science
May 01, 2020 Writers in Isolation By The Editors Russian literature is rich with experiences of isolation. We check in with a few famous writers of the past. History Literature Memoir
May 01, 2020 The Forgotten Brides By Tamara Eidelman The little-known fates of the wives of Ivan the Terrible's son. History Women
May 01, 2020 The Elusive Elena By James Blake Wiener When the daughter of one of Europe’s most respected kings married the tsar’s son, it seemed like a match made in Heaven. And then the Kremlin court rivalries began. History Moscow Religion Women
May 01, 2020 Sergei Solovyov By Tamara Eidelman May 5 marks the bicentennial of the birth of one of Russian history’s greatest scholars: Sergei Solovyov. History
May 01, 2020 Provence Pastoral By David Edwards On Vladimir Nabokov’s little known hiatus as a farm hand. History Literature Russians Abroad
May 01, 2020 Review By Robert Blaisdell In which we review a book on dissidents, and a novel about literary envy. Government History Literature
May 01, 2020 "He Loved Freedom and Russia" By Lev Berdnikov The extraordinary life of the advocate Lev Kupernik. History Law Religion
May 01, 2020 A Celebratory Cake By Marina Pustilnik А фestive Napoleon Cake that is plenty complex to offer lots of stress baking relief. Food & Drink History
April 30, 2020 Snow Shovels, Hangovers, and Historical Revisions By The Editors This week: Russian telecomms habits shift, a St. Petersburg entrepreneur gets crafty, and being stuck at home means more alcohol intake. Business Economy Food & Drink Health History Regions Odder News
April 30, 2020 TBT: A Terrible Defection By The Editors On this day in 1564, one of Terrible's most trusted confidantes defected. But they kept in touch. History Int'l Relations Military TBT