Russian Life - January/February 2021

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Raising a Glass to Russia's Wine Industry * Rebuilding a Stove * Trekking Up A Remote Mountain * Searching for St. Nicholas * Saving a Town's Architecture * Words of the Year * Three Types of Pies * Mysterious Pollution Kills Kamchatka Reefs * A Sleeper Spy * A Mis-Forgotten Writer * A Great Director

Tenders of the Vine

Visiting Russia’s Nascent Wine Region

10+ mins

A Stove Called Yerofeyich

Auntie Nina even pinched herself in the side, but no – it wasn’t a dream.

8 mins

Finding St. Nicholas

To the undiscerning eye, the Turkish city of Demre is not much to look at, let alone stop for. Rows upon rows of greenhouses covered in clear plastic sheeting cover nearly every plot of land. The drab outpost in southwestern Anatolia lacks the luxuriant resorts and Turquoise Coast panache of such places as Bodrum, Marmaris, and Antalya, the latter a renowned haven for Russian vacationers.

7 mins

Ascending Anik

Here I stand, on the summit of Anik Mountain, drenched to the bone amid zero visibility, driving rain, and a fierce wind.

10+ mins

Restoring the Future

A Small Town Gets a Makeover

10+ mins

A Time for Pirogi

Food & Drink

4 mins

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Russian Life Magazine Description:

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.

If you're interested in what is going on in the world's largest country, then Russian Life – in publication since 1956 and fiercely independent since 1995 – is for you.