There are less than two weeks to go, and the lack of time concentrates significance into every step. The sounds,…
Learning Tatar
Although Tatarstan is politically a part of the Russian Federation, I am constantly reminded that at the same time, it…
If the Master and Margarita had a Sequel
Last night, I finally hit the halfway mark in the first full-length classic I have attempted to read in the…
The Realest Day on Earth
On a bone-biting, rainy day back in October, the millennium-old Elabuga received a new tag line that I have no…
Russia: the Best Boot Camp for People Pleasers
“And who’s going to close the door, ah!?” I cringed at the bus driver’s sharp yell as I realized it…
Hope Unyielding 