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11/29/2002

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Woo Goes to War in 'Windtalkers'

In ""Windtalkers,"" John Woo takes off from one of the great true stories of that conflict: how the impenetrability and difficulty of the unwritten Navajo language turned it into a Pacific theater combat code that Japan was unable to break.

Barcelona's Great Urban Spaces

To someone who has never been there, Barcelona seems fittingly described as Spain's second city.

Cook's Corner -- Pumpkin-Beet Swirl Soup

Since I can't get collards -- or sweet potatoes -- this far north, I've had to improvise to come up with an equally brilliant-hued autumn meal.

He's Developing Russians' Passion for High Fashion

Alexander Dostman got his start in arts administration in the early 1980s as deputy director of the Park of Culture and Relaxation in the small town of Khmelnitsky, Ukraine, but he didn't stay there long.

Exhibiting Ambiguity About The Revolution

Ask the street traders on Pushkin Square how to find the Museum of the Contemporary History of Russia and watch their faces go blank.

Keeping Warm in Style With Fur Fashions

These days, furs are sheared, dyed, knitted and even imprinted with laser designs meaning Moscow's boutiques are full with more new styles of coats and accessories than ever.

An Unsparing Portrait of Bunin in Exile

From the moment the renegade Prince Andrei Kurbsky posted his first missive from Poland to Ivan the Terrible, emigre literature has been a fact of Russian literary life.

Visions of Russia Inspired U.S. Novelist's 'Annunciation'

American novelist David Plante is a virtual unknown in this country, but a local publisher believes that could change -- with the Russian translation of Plante's 1994 novel ""Annunciation,"" which is largely set in Russia.

Festival Celebrates Shchedrin's 70th Birthday

Rodion Shchedrin, probably Russia's best-known contemporary composer of classical music in the world at large, celebrates his 70th birthday on Dec. 16.

A December Nights Lineup To Do Richter Proud

In past years, the December Nights Festival was something of an oasis of international stars in a Moscow concert season made up almost exclusively of Russian talent.

Bolshoi's New Stage Opens With 'The Snow Maiden'

The Bolshoi Theater is to open its second opera and ballet house, officially called the ""New Stage"" with a production of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's opera ""The Snow Maiden.""

Sturua's 'Last Tape' Poignant, but Not Potent

A new production of Samuel Beckett's ""Krapp's Last Tape"" at the Et Cetera Theater sent me to the books for a surprise or two.

Cru's French-Influenced Fare Is First Class

The good feeling at the great new restaurant Cru begins from the moment you walk in the door and hand your coat to the cloakroom attendant.


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