Russian Life Magazine

50 years of the world's biggest country in a magazine

© Amanda Kendle

Dec 27, 2006

If you're particularly partial to Russian history, culture and basically all things Russian, then Russian Life magazine might make a good read for you.


Russian Life magazine describes itself as giving you "the world's biggest country in a magazine". Sometimes I forget that Russia is such a vast region until I glance again at a world map and see just how far it stretches (or remember just how long it took me to cross it by train!). It's now a 50 year old magazine, with a very interesting history - it was started up during Soviet times to inform Americans about life in Russia. Yes, there was a propaganda angle, but it wasn't so 100% blatant as to be unreadable.

After the fall of communism, things changed, but the magazine remained. Nowadays its regular features include departments like the Practical Traveler, Travel Journal, Russian Calendar (important events in Russian history ), Russian Cuisine and language tips in Survival Russian. Check the website of Russian Life for more information.


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