God’s Gulag
A remote archipelago is one of Russia’s holiest places—and its most haunted.… More »
Jeffrey Tayler is an Atlantic contributing editor.
Russia's president has launched a blog—comments included. Now citizens of this notoriously repressive country are offering him everything from policy advice to Alice Cooper concert tickets… More »
Much more than just a disagreement over prices is pushing Moscow to take a hard line in its gas dispute with Kiev… More »
After 17 years in the NHL, Czech hockey star Jaromir Jagr hits the ice—and the jackpot—in Siberia.… More »
It will take more than Obama's electoral triumph to improve the United States' strained relations with Russia … More »
Washington should establish a new framework, based partly on an old paradigm, for its relations with Moscow … More »
Facing a resurgent Moscow, Ukraine is clamoring for NATO membership. The alliance should say no… More »
"The pitiable David-and-Goliath asymmetry of Georgia's dustup with Russia has obscured both the United States' culpability in bringing about the conflict, and the nature of the separatism that caused it in the first place"… More »
Why Vladimir Putin’s successful effort to handpick his replacement may backfire… More »
Consider hiring a local guide—they can be very knowledgeable—to take you to the churches and cathedrals; ask for recommendations at your hotel’s reception desk. Alternatively, Lonely Planet’s Russia & Belarus provides enough information for independent visits. In all houses of worship, both sexes should dress conservatively: men should not wear shorts, and women should bring a scarf to cover their hair. … More »
The Golden Ring, northeast of Moscow, offers a respite from the capital and an immersion in the past… More »
Nigeria's president and onetime hope for a stable future is leading his country toward implosion—and possible U.S. military intervention… More »
Away from the heat and bustle of Morocco’s historic cities lie some of the friendliest and most tranquil places in North Africa… More »
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How the former world chess champion Garry Kasparov hopes to unseat President Vladimir Putin… More »
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