Monthly Archives: November 2018

Alexander Gabuev provides insight into Kremlin’s game plan.

A simple query led to grammatical confusion — among experts! If grammarians are confused, what’s a poor foreigner to do?

This weekend the holiday fair marathon kicks into high gear. Get your shopping bags ready!

Take a break from Moscow’s pre-holiday hustle and bustle with Serebrovsky’s meditative paintings.

Legal positions and geopolitical realities are different things.

Moscow’s first-ever cable car line opened this Tuesday, linking Luzhniki Stadium to Vorobyovy Gory.

The film award season has begun, and Russian films are in the line-up. Which ones have you seen?

The author of perhaps the greatest book in English on Russian culture, “The Icon and the Axe,” and 13th Librarian of Congress, passed away last week.

A return to power of Saakashvili’s allies could reignite tensions with Moscow.

Booklovers, rejoice! Tomorrow Moscow’s greatest book fair opens and runs through the weekend.

When I think about Russia after Putin, I’m looking for a credible vision that doesn’t replicate Putin’s great-power ambitions.

The Azov confrontation may yet yield bloodshed, but fallout can probably be controlled.

Moscow’s iconic buildings transform from detailed architectural wonders by day to illuminated spectacles by night.

Russia has been quick to point out that the escalation benefits Poroshenko domestically.

The incident underscores the transport risks in the region.

Moscow hosts one of the world’s best film fests dedicated to people with disabilities. Don’t miss some great films and Q&A with filmmakers.

The Khovrino hospital complex was abandoned in 1992 and became one of Moscow’s eeriest buildings.

Get a jump on your holiday shopping — and holiday spirit — this weekend.

If you have any interest in science and technology — and especially if you don’t! — check out this cool festival.

But the West should still be relieved.

Imagine seeing an opera based on a work by Russian avant-garde writers surrounded by priceless works of Russian avant-garde artists…

Sanctions on Russians can be a powerful and effective tool, but in some cases there is a risk of spillover damage to other U.S. interests.

Take a trip up to VDNKh to admire a tower now known to be the work of El Lisitsky.

Did you know how Neapolitan composers and teachers influenced Russian musical development?

Putin’s interests are economic and geopolitical, while Abe needs a win to ensure his place in history.

The ruling United Russia party and President Putin himself have recently suffered unexpected setbacks.

A recent survey shows that Russians are increasingly tolerant of violence and cruelty.

The Snob awards celebrated Russia last week. See what you may have missed in culture, society, and the economy last year.

In informal conversations, far more people allow for the possibility that Russia poisoned Skripal than recent polls show.

The Kremlin has been playing an unpredictable game with Navalny.

We travel with the river’s current, from west to east, passing some of the city’s most iconic landmarks along the way.

In Russian being wise is good and being a wiseguy is bad. The hard part is figuring out which is which.

We shouldn’t confuse left-leaning protest with an appetite for socialist revolution.

Russian bakeries reportedly said that rising grain and fuel prices could bump up the cost of bread by up to 12 percent.

The third in our series of inside views of Moscow art studio where up-and-coming artists find inspiration.

Sanctioned businessmen Deripaska, Vekselberg and Kostin were reportedly told to stay away from the event in January.

Editor Ivan Kolpakov’s resignation, which was protested by Russia’s media elite, marks the beginning of a new era.

The vote essentially tells the world that Russia is moving on from the notion of a peacekeeping force and even from the Minsk agreements.

Don’t miss this exhibition of Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, two of Russia’s most important living artists.

In honor of the armed forces around the world, our favorite cook has made boring into bright and tasty.

Russia’s recent imposition of sanctions is all about Ukraine’s upcoming presidential election.

Theaters are beginning their parade of new, revived and favorite productions. Order your tickets now, especially for the holiday season.

Here’s a look at the Music in the Metro project and the musicians who brighten up your commute.

Russian pubs are finding their own voices and unique styles.

Curious about the Russian art market – who’s buying and what are they taking home? We were, too.