In the late 1990s the Russian government launched the "Russian Project," a series of public service announcements that aired on television stations all over the country. One of them begins with an image of a young Russian soldier aboard a train on the...
Moscow (Russian: Москва́, romanised: Moskva, IPA: [mʌskˈva] (help·info) see also other names) is the capital of Russia, and the country’s economic, financial, educational, and transportation centre. It is located on the Moskva River in the...
IN 2005, THE RUSSIAN ART SCENE was marked by encounters with official politics, money, and the media, which taken together constituted a confrontation primarily with power. The year began with the first Moscow Biennale and ended with "Russia!" at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum...
Russian communal workers visit Washington area It was compare and contrast time for Jewish communal leaders from Moscow meeting their counterparts in Greater Washington last week. "For me, the main thing is the independence of the Jewish community here," said Alexander "Sasha"...
Russia: Some years ago, a series of encouraging events led us to be bullish on Russia's future. We since have been forced to rethink that positive outlook. This bear is showing its teeth.None other than Andrei Illarionov, who served as President Vladimir Putin's top economic...
Cellist-conductor Mstislav Rostropovich has been hospitalized in Moscow for an unspecified reason, and his manager said Tuesday "it does not look good."The hospitalization was disclosed by the Kremlin, which said the 79-year-old cellist had received a visit Tuesday by Russian President Vladimir Putin at an...
