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July/Aug 2008
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Here is what you'll find in our current issue:
0: Mustache Wise
Whenever I "hide a smile in my mustache," a certain old friend from across the ocean feels uneasy and nervous...
7: Not So Mighty Pens
On the still unfree Russian media.
19: The Muckraker
Vladimir Korolenko has been completely forgotten as a writer...
21: Peter and Paul Day
For most people who grew up in the cities of the Soviet Union, July 12th was a summer day like any other...
23: Tsarevich Alexei
What is it like to grow up with four older sisters? To be treated constantly as an invalid, while knowing you are heir to one of the most powerful monarchies on Earth?
28: August in Beijing
Hot August days and nights await athletes heading to China for this summer’s Olympic games. We survey Russia’s top medal hopes.
33: Russia's First Gold Medalist
A look back at the first Russian Olympic Gold Medalist, Nikolai Panin-Kolomenkin.
36: Long Jump Queen
Tatiana Lebedeva is a lieutenant colonel in the Russian Army, and one of Russia’s best hopes for gold in two long jump events.
40: Digging up the Past
Forty-six years ago this summer, the Soviet Union was rocked by its largest mass protest. Dozens died, but only recently have the facts become known.
48: Selling RussiaWare
Russia has one of the world’s most scientifically advanced work forces. Which makes it a natural to take advantage of the global software?outsourcing surge.
54: Small is Beautiful
The tentacles of Russian software outsourcing are everywhere. Even in tiny Montpelier, Vermont, where Russian Life has its publishing offices.
58: Olga's Ferment
Mead has a long history in Russian culture and, it turns out, diplomacy. Join us in a round of cranberry mead.
60: Angels, Mafia and Pushkin
Reviews of: The Angel of Grozny, Investigating the Russian Mafia, Young Pushkin, The Pearl, and History of Music in Russia from Antiquity to 1800
64: PostScript
A few choice quotes from June's St. Petersburg Economic Forum, where everybody who was anybody was on display...
PLUS:
Note Book: Quotes, facts, news briefs and other noteworthy items...
Events Calendar: Russian events going on outside Russia.
Practical Traveler: The latest from the travel front ...
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