Jelalabad lessons
December 3, 2009 Vladimir Snegiryov, special For Russia Now
Courage: The Afghanistan army has proved itself in the past, particularly when fighting the Mujahideen
History’s great survivor
December 2, 2009 Phoebe Taplin, Russia Now
Novgorod: A trade and cultural centre famed for its heritage and independent spirit
The West’s campaign to keep the Wall
December 2, 2009 Dmitry Babich, Ria Novosti
Archives: The fall and rise of Berlin
Stalin’s ghost
November 26, 2009 Oksana Naralenkova
A new novel about Stalin by the well-known playwright, historian and author Edward Radzinsky
Stalin resurrected
November 19, 2009 Donald Rayfield
Recently the world was astonished to learn of a competition run by a Russian state TV channel and called `The Name of Russia. Historyґs Choice for 2008ґ. Over half a million people voted for one of the top three choices: Stalin took third place (afte
Khrushchevґs era and the shoe
October 30, 2009 Based on RIA Novosti materials
History: Nikita and the age of the Thaw
The ultimate Russian comfort food
October 28, 2009 Irakli Iosebashvili, gourmand
"Golubtsy" derived from the Russian word for pigeon ("golub"), and often bring back memories of homemade cooking
The ennobling truth
October 15, 2009 Alexander Melikhov
Aleksandr Solzhenitsynґs The Gulag Archipelago is now required reading for all Russian school children
Discoveries on the eastern railroad: Nizhniy Novgorod and Perm (Part 2)
October 13, 2009 Aanchal Anand, special to RIR
Discoveries on the eastern railroad: Yekaterinburg, Omsk and Krasnoyarsk (Part 3)
October 13, 2009 Aanchal Anand, special to RIR
Discoveries on the Eastern Railroad: Irkutsk, Baikal and Vladivostok (Part 4)
October 13, 2009 Aanchal Anand, special to RIR
One womanґs tale of soviet life grips nation
October 2, 2009 Ksenia Galouchko, The Moscow Times
Russians would rather buy art that has stood the test of time and is a financial asset
Who on Earth stopped Hitler?
October 2, 2009 Olga Dmitrieva, Russia Now
History: Why the world should not forget Russiaґs sacrifice
Deadly deja-vu
October 2, 2009 Vladimir Snegiryov, special For Russia Now
Afghanistan: Western powers must change their agenda to avoid the mistakes of the past
An easy soup for short Russian summers
September 3, 2009 Irakli Iosebashvili, gourmand
The word "okroshka" derives from the root "kroshit" (to chop, hack to pieces). You can use any products that are within (easy) reach
































