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Thursday 27th August

Pskov: the Paratroopers’ Town, My Town

Pskov is an ancient Russian city not far from St Petersburg. Life there in the 21st century is not always easy, but it's home and I shall stay, says Anna Lipina
Friday 7th August

Life in Nizhny Novgorod doesn’t stand still

A baby boom suggests one of Russia's largest cities will not be cowed by economic crisis or fear of the future
Thursday 23rd July

Notes from Samara

Sergei Khazov reports from the Russian city of Samara at a time of economic collapse
Friday 10th July

Life in Kazan: defying the crisis

Summer pleasures on the Volga put the machinations of Russia's elites into perspective
Monday 6th July

Sakhalin, the Island of Cyclones and Abundant Snow

Beyond the caricature of the land where bears roam the streets and people travel by reindeer, LNG exports to Japan and economic crisis connect the charmed island to the world
Friday 26th June

Far East is still far away

Khabarovsk panorama

The Kremlin's choice to hold the latest EU-Russia summit in the far eastern city of Khabarovsk, right by China, may have been political - China wants Russia's gas too. But for the residents of Khabarovsk, the summit just meant traffic jams, and China's proximity just means industrial pollution

Friday 19th June

Summer in Saratov

Summer brings seasonal jobs to this Volga city, but underlying economic problems remain
Thursday 11th June

The Vyatlag Archipelago

Penal colonies still hold thousands of prisoners in the Kirov Oblast
Friday 5th June

Letters from Russia: Lipetsk ! You can get a life – in spite of everything!

An account of life in an industrial Russian town hard-hit by the economic slow-down
Friday 29th May

A sunny Mayday in Izhevsk

How do people spend a sunny public May holiday in the provincial city of Izhevsk ? Nadezhda Gladysh sets out with her collie dog Greg
Friday 22nd June

Undercurrent

A grizzly Vietnam vet, motorcycle hound and great survivor shares his electric miracle on the road to New Orleans
Wednesday 20th June

Richard Rorty: living in dialogue

The late American philosopher championed democratic dialogue in an era of global diversity.
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