Contents of issue September 2008

Editor’s Choice
What to do in Moscow in September.

September in Russian History
Important Dates in History.

Cinema Review
Russian Directors in Hollywood.

Book Review
A Journey to the Heart of Russia?

Music Review
Don’t judge a book by its cover...or a CD, for that matter!

Russian Lesson
How to say: How much/how many?

Nikolai Vechtomov
Artist Nikolai Vechtomov died on July 2, 2008, at the age of 84 after a lifetime of ordeals.

Banking on Russian Women
In a country where men are still the dominant players in both politics and business, the idea of starting a women’s bank may not immediately open hearts, minds, and wallets.

Shukhov’s Radio Tower & the Roof of GUM
Many of Moscow’s most fascinating sights are also the cheapest.

The Alexander Blok Museum
For those of us, like myself, who are not native speakers of Russian, it is perhaps best to approach Russian poetry through the environment in which some of it was made.

Father and Sons
The Russian government has designated 2008 the Year of the Family.

KVN
Improvise This!

Cinepanorama in the Land of the Soviets
Wide, sunny alleys, bronze statues of workers and collective farmers armed with the implements of labor, a rocket launcher at the ready.

Elysium on Tverskaya
Tverskaya Ulitsa near Pushkin Square is familiar turf to most Muscovite pedestrians.

Mikhail Turetsky
Mikhail Turetsky heads a very popular and equally unconventional group on the Russian musical scene.

“Lord” Novgorod-the-Great: King of the Castles
For Russians, “Novgorod” means Nizhny Novgorod, Russia’s fourth-largest city, situated on the Volga.

Hospitality News
Barvikha Hotel & Spa to Open This Fall. Dewar’s Whisky Academy Comes to Moscow! Golden Apple Hotel Falls into Autumn!..

Once upon a time…
Russian Children’s Literature.

Beef Bar
Moscow’s new Beef Bar is a new branch of the Monte Carlo hotspot that also has locations in Barcelona and Nice.

Hans + Masha = Love
Unlike countries, love has no borders. For a foreigner, though, entering into the bonds of matrimony in the Russian Federation has its own set of hurdles.

Traffic
Fred first heard about Traffic — Why We Drive the Way We Do, the recent bestseller by Tom Vanderbilt.

A Day at the Dacha
Uggg… 5:30 am. It’s not the fresh air of the Russian countryside south of Moscow that has awoken me, but a mirthful mushroom enthusiast named Andrei.

Lipp Service: Our Lady of Izmailovo
The Izmailovo market has its charms and can certainly generate a pull on your purse strings when you go out there to buy a birthday or Christmas gift.

Small Patients are EMC’s Biggest Responsibility
Most doctors work hard to treat and diagnose their patients. For pediatricians, that task can be especially difficult.

An Apple a Day…
After completing medical school in Russia in 1990, pediatrician Nadezhda Magarina continued her training at St. Joseph Hospital in Paris in the allergy and dermatology department.

Daniel Klein’s Legal Line
Do you have a Russia-related legal question you’d like Daniel to address? Then tell him about it.

A Walk with Van Gogh
This summer, the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts organized an open-air, open-to-all exhibition, using the walls of buildings in the center of Moscow as the gallery.

Mercury Polo Cup 2008
On June 28 and 29, the sixth annual Mercury Polo Cup was held at the Otrada equestrian complex.

Paparazzi Master Class
Paparazzi Master Class Today the term “paparazzi” couldn’t be more familiar, but we owe it to Paparazzo, the photographer character in Federico Fellini’s 1960 film La Dolce Vita.

Uruguayan Independence Day
On July 18, the Embassy of Uruguay in Moscow celebrated 183 years of Uruguayan independence with a reception.

In the Swing
At this year’s Inteco Russian Open Golf Championship, held July 24-27 in Moscow, everyone was speaking Swedish.

Whiffenpoofs
On August 8, the Whiffenpoofs, Yale University’s all-male a cappella singing group performed at the Moscow Museum of Contemporary Art.

Passport Poll
What Advice Would You Give Someone Who Has Just Moved to Moscow?