Russian Life - March/April 2021

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Youth Above the Arctic Circle * Sidewalk Art * Valley of the Dead in the Caucasus * A People in the Brink Near St. Petersburg * Mikhail Gorbachev at 90 * Chernobyl Meltdown * NEP Remembered * The Importance of Stress in Russian * The Navalny Harbinger? * The Russian Vaccine * Cream Puffs

Sputnik V: First Place or Long Shot?

The Russian vaccine seems top-notch, but low public trust and a botched rollout remain formidable barriers to returning to normalcy.

5 mins

Russian Chronicles

Russian Chronicles

10+ mins

POLAR YOUTH

Misha Smirnov has the day off. There are the traditional eggs for breakfast and the usual darkness out the window.

9 mins

Sidewalk Art

The lamentable state of Russia’s roads and sidewalks has long been fertile ground for memes and jokes. Irkutsk artist Ivan Kravchenko decided to turn the problem into an art project. For over two years he has been patching ruts in city sidewalks with colorful ceramic tiles.

6 mins

the Valley of the Dead

On the Trail of a Russian Movie Star

10+ mins

A People on the Brink

Over the past century, the ancient people known as the Votes has been exiled twice, has seen its language banned, and has faced the threat of having its villages razed. Today, although teetering on the verge of extinction, it holds fast to one of the last rights it enjoys – the right to bear and to say its own name.

10+ mins

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Russian Life is your bimonthly trip to the heart of Russian reality. Colorful. Informative. Engaging. Respected.

In short, everything you can want from a bimonthly magazine on Russian history, culture, business and travel.
Each issue contains fine features, news and photo journalism on all aspects of life in Russia, past and present.

Regular departments include: Travel Notes, Events Calendar, Russian Calendar (important events in Russian history that month), Russian Cuisine and Survival Russian – a guide to the Russian you really need to know.

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