Editorial
Features
Bringing Google Down to Earth
A feature article about Google’s entry into the Russian IT market and its potential to compete with the local market leader Yandex.
Protecting the Blogosphere
A feature article about the Russian company SUP’s purchase of the LiveJournal.com blogging platform and the repercussions for free expression.
Stitching for Fame
A feature article about young Russian designers’ struggle to compete with Western clothing brands on the franchising market.
Horton Hears Privyet
A feature article about the Russian translation of Dr. Seuss’ “Horton Hears the Who” and its relevance for the modern Russian child.
Top 11 Tips for Weathering the Pandemic
A collection of tips crowdsourced from the Gali IBD community written in the brand’s editorial voice and published on the Gali Health website.
Russia, The Stalin Look
An article about Moscow’s up-and-coming real estate construction market and preservationists’ quest to salvage the city’s architectural heritage.
Interviews
One Man’s Vision: David Yang
An interview with Armenia-born founder of the ABBYY IT empire about the “national brand,” the country’s prospects, and what makes Armenians special.
Tell the Truth and Tell It Simply
An interview with Christopher Boian, a spokesperson for the UN’s refugee agency UNHCR, about the journeys of modern-day refugees.
Columns & Blogs
Respect the Revolution
A column published on the English-language website of Russia’s most prominent news agency RIA Novosti about what global political opposition movements have in common.
Wall Street Woes
A column published on the English-language website of Russia’s most prominent news agency about Russian social media users’ reaction to the Occupy Wall Street movement.
A Night at the Barricades
A column published on the English-language website of Russia’s most prominent news agency about the birth of a culture of organized peaceful protests in Russia.
Still Willing to Fight for a New Country
A column published on the Russia Beyond the Headlines website following the start of opposition protests in Russia after parliamentary elections were rigged in December of 2011.
Why Russians Are the Scariest White People
An entry in the Tom Peeping blog published on the Russia! magazine website about the Russian people’s warped and ever-changing understanding of “normalcy.”
A Feast in the City of Plague
An entry in the Tom Peeping blog published on the Russia! magazine website about the illusory lives of Muscovite “hipsters.”
Podcasts
Innovation Culture
An episode of “The Culture Room'' talk-show I hosted on the voice of Russia radio station about what it would take to build a true culture of innovation in contemporary Russia.
Multiculturalism
An episode of “The Culture Room'' talk-show I hosted on the voice of Russia radio station dedicated to the governmental policy of multiculturalism as it applies to Russia.
Food Culture
An episode of “The Culture Room'' talk-show I hosted on the voice of Russia radio station about Russia’s contemporary food culture and cuisine.
Monuments and Historical Memory
An episode of “The Culture Room'' talk-show I hosted on the voice of Russia radio station about Russia’s myriad of Soviet-time monuments and the country’s historical memory.