10/28/2000
Paid access archivePumpkin Chowder
Making puree is so simple that I’m embarrassed not to have instinctively known how to do it.
Mission Aborted
CNN is a network cut in the mold of its creator, Ted Turner: cutting-edge, out-there, anti-establishment. Curious, then, to witness its sudden spasm of self-censorship.
Akunin Antics
Boris Akunin has conquered the heart of a demanding Russian public.
Bold to the Last
As Presidential Marathon makes abundantly clear, it was Boris Yeltsin's lack of confidence in the Russian people that formed the essential paradox of his years in power.
Man Behind the Menu
After failing to get a job at McDonald's, Arkady Novikov went on to revolutionize Moscow's dining scene.
Where Celebrities Steam
Tucked away behind Neglinnaya Ulitsa in the center of town, the Sandunovsky Baths are both a tourist attraction and a regular haunt for locals in search of good, clean fun.
This Week in History
This was a week in history for the triumph of both diplomats and daredevils, and, tragically, dictators.
Swan Song or Battle Cry?
Despite the drain to North America's NHL, Russian hockey has found a way to survive the leaner times.
Pumpkin Chowder
Making puree is so simple that I’m embarrassed not to have instinctively known how to do it.
Mission Aborted
CNN is a network cut in the mold of its creator, Ted Turner: cutting-edge, out-there, anti-establishment. Curious, then, to witness its sudden spasm of self-censorship.
Akunin Antics
Boris Akunin has conquered the heart of a demanding Russian public.
Bold to the Last
As Presidential Marathon makes abundantly clear, it was Boris Yeltsin's lack of confidence in the Russian people that formed the essential paradox of his years in power.
- Man Behind the Menu
- Where Celebrities Steam
- This Week in History
- Swan Song or Battle Cry?
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- Parliament Audits ORT, Scolds State for Findings
- Motion to Monitor U.S. Vote Rejected
- Georgia Mourns Victims of Plane Crash
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- Bomb Threat
- Ustinov Suit Starts
- Mining Exec Looks to Hit Pay Dirt
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- Local Stocks Follow U.S. Markets Up
- Yukos to Pay $100M Dividend
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- Gazprom Asks for Eased Share Rules
- Long-Term Fuel Deal to Top Agenda at EU Summit
- Gaz de France: Pipeline Plan Still Being Studied
- Fuel Exports Restricted
- Aeroflot Adds Flights
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- A brief look at the stories making headlines in the Russian-language press
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