November 01, 2004 Nutcracker Sweet The holidays are a time for great music and great sweets. So what better time to enjoy a nutty sweet like these Almond Caramels. We offer not only the recipe, but some interesting history of the most famous holiday musical: The Nutcracker.
November 01, 2004 Two Cities: A Tale On Russia’s western frontier, two cities straddle an international border that is less than 15 years old. Travel
September 01, 2004 Lenten Beef Fish is a staple of the Russian diet. And dried fish - Vyalenaya ryba - occupies a signal position in the fish pantheon. This issue's column looks at the writer Sergei Aksakov's love of fish and offers a wonderful recipe for dried fish.
September 01, 2004 North to Narym This island of internal exile dates to the tsarist era. Even Stalin was sent here. And it is still quite difficult to get there or away. Travel
July 01, 2004 Gastronomic Excess Gastronomic excess is well documented in travelers’ accounts of Russian life, so it’s not surprising that Russian literature is also filled with scenes of gourmanderie.
May 01, 2004 Kremlin Cookery Secrets In the spirit of our cover story on Kremlin Secrets, we take a glance at some secrets of Kremlin cuisine. And the recipe is a fitting feast of Roast Beef, in the style of "Hussar's Liver."
May 01, 2004 Tomsk at 400 We visit this quiet Siberian city. Once closed to the outside world, it is now open and preparing to celebrate its quadricentennial. Travel
March 01, 2004 The Soup of Life Most Americans consider borshch the quintissential Rusian soup, but the truth is that shchi -- cabbage soup -- holds that honor. Here we look at its history and offer a tasty recipe.
March 01, 2004 The Coldest Village on Earth So you think it has been cold in the US this winter? Well, you don't know from cold. You want cold, you go to Siberia. And when Siberians want cold, they go to Oymyakon. So that's where Nick Allen went. You get to tag along. Travel
March 01, 2004 The World's Longest Road In this, the final installment in Ilya Stogoff’s journey across the Russian Far East, the intrepid (if politically incorrect) journalist tries to get home on the Transsiberian Railroad. Travel
January 01, 2004 A Winter Ferment One of Russia's most typical winter dishes is fermented cabbage. You'll want to rush out to the store and buy a few heads to make this dish when you are done reading our recipe.
