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Complete alphabetical listing of directory topics: Soviet Union
"A dangerous step backwards"
Why has President Bush cut funding to combat nuclear proliferation in Russia, and will Congress be able to bring it back?
Breaking down the Skoda
A telltale madras golf hat, a '78 Soviet jalopy and the bloodcurdling scream of a Bulgarian named Stipe.
From Russia with guns
A glossy weapons catalog offers wimpy nations a chance to buy new respect from their neighbors.
Shooting truth in the back of the head
Here's what the Russian government doesn't want you to know about the war in Chechnya.
A sexy librarian named Natasha and other surprises of the New Russia
I journeyed 5,000 miles to learn that God is in the weiners and William S. Burroughs is a cult star.
The great railway bizarre
Taiga forests, first class follies and a Slavic Lolita in short-shorts enliven the train journey that has no end.
Stranded in Siberia
At an obscure border town, our
correspondent discovers the biggest obstacle in negotiating the next
4,000 miles: The train has left without him.
"Pu-239 and Other Russian Fantasies" by Ken Kalfus
In his new collection, the author of the kaleidoscopic "Thirst" focuses on a single setting -- Russia.
Russia on the edge
With bombs exploding from Moscow to Chechnya, nerves are tense everywhere. Is it all a power-saving ploy by Yeltsin? Or is the country on the verge of collapse?
You deserve a borscht today
Over a Big Mac and fries, the man who brought McDonald's to Russia discusses burgers, communism and Boris Yeltsin's craving for salt. Complete alphabetical listing of directory topics: |
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