Russia

The Russian Mall Boom

Steve Scher — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 18:00:00 +0000

Shopping malls have come to Russia. Investors as diverse as IKEA and Wall Street banks are funneling money into new Russian shopping centers. They are big, and very popular. Russian malls are anchored by grocery stores, where aisles full of fresh food dazzle older shoppers who still carry memories of shortages and food lines. We talk with The New York Times' Moscow correspondent Andrew Kramer about the malls of Russia.

Iron Curtain Falls Around Russian Adoptions

Carolyn Adolph — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 02:03:32 +0000

A Washington family is scheduled to return home Saturday with days to spare before a new Russian law bans American families from adopting Russian children.

Douglas Smith On The Final Days Of The Russian Aristocracy

Marcie Sillman — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:00:00 +0000

In 1917, the glittering elite of Tzarist Russia were crushed, practically overnight, by the Communist revolution. What happened to the nearly two million people who lived at the top of Russian society? Douglas Smith, awarding-winning historian and author, joins us to talk about "Former People: The Final Days of the Russian Aristocracy."