March 01, 2017 Hunting the Northern Lights By Nadezhda Grebennikova The northwestern tip of Russia is one of the finest places from which to view the elusive Northern Lights. If you can handle the cold, the dark, and the visiting Muscovites. Environment Photography Travel
March 01, 2017 Travel Notes By The Editors Most beautiful village takes it on the chin, movie museum, Kremlin foundations, and more. News Travel
September 01, 2016 Crossing Siberia By Matt Traver Matt Traver decided to walk across Siberia and create a documentary film in the process. His first leg didn’t go very smoothly. Travel
July 01, 2016 Russian and Not Russian By Julie Masis Ukraine’s bustling Black Sea port is one of that country’s most Russian of cities. And while there seems to be some dispute about how old the city is, there is no disputing that Odessa is distinctly Odessan. Travel
July 01, 2016 The Spine of Russia This coffee table book is the photographic journal of an epic 6000-kilometer road trip. The book includes over 200 compelling images of Russians and Russian places met along the way, plus a dozen texts (in both English and Russian) on everything from business to education, from roads to fools. Travel Bilingual Books Nonfiction
June 28, 2016 Altai By Ekaterina Novikova Ekaterina Novikova shares her region, the Altai, with us through words and images. Photography Regions Travel Everyday Russia
June 21, 2016 Sochi By Lesya Polyakova This week we travel to Russia's warmer climes. Lesya Polyakova gives us a quick tour of Sochi. Photography Regions Travel Everyday Russia
May 24, 2016 Mariy El By Nikolai Gontar Nikolai Gontar leads us on a trip to the Republic of Mariy El, home to layered pancakes and some very unusual architecture. Regions Religion Travel Everyday Russia
May 17, 2016 Tver By Olga Titova Olga Titova takes us to Tver, a main city located between Moscow and St. Petersburg, a land of candles and goats, bridges and rivers. Photography Regions Travel Everyday Russia
May 16, 2016 The Most Beautiful Village in Russia By Paul E. Richardson Last week tiny Kinerma was named as this year's "most beautiful Russian village." As it turns out, Kinerma was a stop on The Spine of Russia project... Humor Regions Travel Spine of Russia
May 01, 2016 Hunting the Kola Super Deep Borehole By Paul E. Richardson Last fall, Russian Life editor Paul Richardson and photojournalist Mikhail Mordasov set off on a Kickstarter-funded, month-long, 6,000-kilometer road trip between Russia’s northern and southern borders. Travel
April 20, 2016 Piter's Five Must-Stroll Streets (that are not Nevsky) By Elena Bobrova After you finish strolling St. Petersburg's Nevsky Prospect, you'll want to visit these five must-stroll streets in the Northern Palmyra, to get a feel for the rest of the city. Art Culture Literature Travel