by David Greene
Pew Research Center, 161–62
Pichonkin, Sergei, 203
pillows, 252–53
Pinsker, Sofia, 203
Pintayev, Valery, 258
pirozhki (stuffed pies), 163–64, 172–73
Pittsburgh, Pa., 8, 79, 80, 102, 121, 190
Pittsburgh Penguins, 79, 80
“Poets and Czars: From Pushkin to Putin, the Sad Tale of Democracy in Russia” (Shishkin), 13–16
pokhmelye (hangover), 112
Poland, 8, 33, 108
police, 109–20, 122, 124–25, 159–62, 176–84, 187, 192, 205, 247
political change, 13–17, 35–36, 51, 182–83, 204, 208, 212–13, 227, 228–30, 238–44, 249–50, 265, 267–72, 282–89
political crimes, 48, 106–7, 167–68
“Political History of Russian Bureaucracy and Roots of Its Power “ (Ozernoy and Samsonova), 51
political opposition, xvi, 8–9, 14–15, 49, 69, 87, 89, 95–97, 105, 165–72, 183, 199–200, 204, 208, 228–30, 234–37, 238, 239–44, 256–64, 268–69, 279, 288–89
political philosophy, 282–83
political repression, 11–15, 32, 47–48, 49, 109–20, 165–72, 199, 234–37, 263–65
Politkovskaya, Anna, 89
pollution, 190, 255–58
population, 210, 220, 282–83
poverty, 195, 203, 262
Prague, 250
prayers, 38
Previte, Rose, 7–8, 19–24, 26, 31, 32–33, 55, 57, 74, 84, 86, 92, 93–94, 99, 102, 122, 125, 127, 140–42, 159–61, 174, 175, 189, 193, 205, 207–8, 219, 225–26, 227, 231, 233–59, 275, 279, 285, 292
prison camps, 46, 47, 49, 67–69, 89–91, 106–7, 109, 166–69, 222, 272
prisons, 118–19, 169
privatization, 49, 239–40
produktys (minimarts), 64
professors, 282–83
prosecutors, 170
provodnik (conductors), 52, 72–73, 164, 213, 252–53, 274
Prussia, 108
public assembly, 170
public opinion, xv–xvi, 8–9, 66–67, 81, 87, 89, 161–62, 199–200, 208, 228–30, 239–44, 264–65
public transportation, 26, 122–23, 185, 187–92
Pugachyoya, Natalia, 147
Pushkin, Alexander, 14, 15
Putin, Vladimir:
authoritarian rule of, xiii–xiv, 10, 40, 42, 69, 165–72, 180–81, 208, 235, 264–65
Bush’s summit with, 20
Crimean crisis and, xiii–xvi
democracy as viewed by, 180–81
economic policies of, 44, 69, 96–97, 190–91, 238, 239–44, 249–50, 268–69
human rights record of, 165–72
leadership of, xiii–xiv, 8–9, 180–81, 238, 249–50, 264–65, 268–69
minisubmarine ride of, 258, 261–62
opposition to, xvi, 8–9, 14–15, 49, 69, 87, 89, 95–97, 105, 165–72, 183, 199–200, 228–30, 234–37, 238, 239–44, 256–64, 268–69
physical appearance of, 34
popular support for, xv–xvi, 8–9, 66–67, 81, 87, 89, 199–200, 208, 228–30, 239–44, 264–65
public image of, xiii–xvi, 8–9, 165–72, 228–29, 258, 261–62
reelection of, 8–9, 181, 199, 241
Stalin compared with, 69, 169, 208, 235, 264–65
terrorism policies of, 66–67, 81, 87, 89
Pyatchenko, Valentina, 140, 145, 149
Pyongyang Café, 276–78
Queen Elizabeth II, 50
queuing (lining up), 21–22
racial discrimination, 44, 176
racial profiling, 44
Radisson hotels, 76
“railway to nowhere,” 47–48
Rancour-Laferriere, Daniel, 130
rape, 114–15
reading, 55
Reagan, Ronald, 20
real estate, 263, 280
Red Army, 104, 255, 289
Red Arrow train, 45
refugees, 266–67
regional governments, xv, 127–28, 266–67
rehab programs, 290–92
religion, xiv, 38–39, 63, 68, 90, 143, 220–22
repression, 11–15, 32, 47–48, 49, 109–20, 165–72, 199, 234–37, 263–65
reservoirs, 68–69
restaurants, 55–57, 73–76, 99–100, 207–8, 233
Reuters, 265
revolution, 14, 15, 16, 97, 171–72, 180, 222–23, 250, 256, 260, 263, 287–89
Richardson, Paul E., 46
Riss, Eli, 273
Robert, 169–72
roll-aboard suitcases, 25, 35, 52, 121, 187–88, 189, 252, 276
Roman, 261–62
roses, 83–84, 91
Rossiiskie Zheleznye Dorogi (Russian Railways), 29–31, 52–53, 65, 80
rubles, 29, 122, 216, 283
rules and regulations, 225–28
rural areas, 11, 97, 195, 200–201, 210, 228–29, 237–38
Russia:
apartments in, 5, 27, 84–85, 102–3, 200, 280
apathy in, 15–17, 108–10, 117–20, 260–64
armed forces of, 98, 120, 201–2, 204, 207, 255, 276, 280
arrests and imprisonments in, 94, 109–20, 159–62, 177–78, 210
Asian region of, 46, 127–28, 162, 173, 220, 240, 243, 245
authoritarianism in, xiii–xiv, xv, 9, 10, 14, 35, 40, 42, 69, 165–72, 180–81, 208, 212–13, 235, 264–65
author’s residence in, xvii, 8, 19–24, 32–33, 57, 76–77, 278–79
bars in, 207–8
borders of, 48, 266–67
building construction in, 84–85, 102–3
bureaucracy of, 15–16, 29–30, 51, 65, 86, 89, 271, 283
bus transportation in, 122–23, 185, 187–92
chaos vs. order in, 14, 27, 29, 67, 96, 189, 226, 246–47, 265, 267–69, 278–79, 283–84, 287
civil liberties in, 13–14, 96, 165–72, 180–81, 186, 269–70, 287
clothing in, 5, 102, 142, 233–34
constitution of, 170
corruption in, 11, 35, 40, 49, 169, 178, 183, 192, 225–27, 230, 240, 249–50, 252, 264, 265, 269
court system of, 118
Crimea crisis and, xiii–xvi, 33–34
crime in, 159–62, 176–84, 226
cuisine of, 4, 100, 104, 163–64, 178–79, 198, 256–57; see also specific dishes
cultural traditions of, xvi, xvii, 9, 11, 12, 21, 32, 35, 38–39, 49, 51, 69–70, 74–75, 83–84, 90, 91, 121, 200–203, 207–8, 240–41, 273, 275–76, 284–89
czarist, 11, 13–16, 221, 222–23, 256, 260, 263, 287–88
dangerous situations in, 87, 92, 140–41, 172
democracy in, xiii, xvi, 8, 9, 11, 13–15, 20, 33, 40, 41–42, 69, 159–89, 205, 225–26, 229–30, 239, 240–42, 249–50, 265, 268–70, 282–85, 288–89
documentation in, 44, 51–52, 76–77, 124–25, 151–52, 175, 189–90, 209, 210, 217–18, 227
drug problem in, 176–77, 290–92
economy of, xiii, xv, 11, 44, 49, 51, 69, 96–97, 161, 175, 177–78, 186–87, 190–91, 195, 200, 203, 205, 207, 212, 238, 239–44, 245, 249–50, 254, 256–58, 262, 268–69, 271, 276, 283–85
education in, 55, 240, 282–83
elections in, 8–9, 171, 181, 199, 229–30, 241
emigration from, 281–82
employment in, 51, 245, 254, 258, 262
endurance and survival in, 67–70, 82, 86–87, 93–95, 123, 130, 142–43, 157, 182–83, 187–88, 201–3, 207, 222–23, 233–34
energy resources of, xv, 8, 49, 178, 211
environmental issues in, 255–64
espionage activities in, 23–24, 56, 124–27, 129, 152, 163, 285
ethnic minorities in, 33, 34–42, 127–28, 143, 174, 266–67
European influence in, 33–34, 220
European region of, 46, 127–28, 162, 173, 220, 243, 245
expatriates in, 57
factories in, 90, 200, 276
family life in, 34–44, 58–60, 74, 97–98 102–113, 135–36, 204,
231, 255–56, 279
fear and intimidation in, 124–27, 128, 151–52, 158, 163, 165, 168, 172, 234–37, 249–50, 251, 265, 285
flag of, 274
folklore of, 11, 38–39, 83–84, 90, 91
“foreign agents” in, 117, 170, 265
foreign relations of, xv–xvi, 13, 165, 170
foreign travel and, 70, 240, 281–82
freedom in, xv, 212–13, 222–23, 263–65
free speech in, xv, 212–13
friendship in, 39, 58–61, 115, 119–20, 204, 205, 239, 274–76, 280, 283–84
future trends in, 271–72, 273, 286–89
gangs in, 159–62, 176–84, 226
gay and lesbian rights in, xv, 182
generations in, 17, 32, 82, 103, 105, 109, 188, 196–207, 240–44, 270, 271–72, 273, 284–85, 287, 288
geography of, 47, 64–65, 210
government of, xv, 117, 119, 127–28, 144, 165–72, 178, 183, 199–200, 203–4, 208, 229–30, 236, 240–42, 249–50, 259–68, 271, 279, 280, 283, 284, 289, 290
health care in, 32, 97–98, 116, 128–33, 144, 182, 282
history of, xiii–xiv, xvi, xvii, 10, 11–16, 32, 89–91, 106–9, 135, 179–83, 212, 220–24, 270, 273, 284–89
hospitality in, 3–6, 17, 20, 27, 36–37, 84–85, 100, 102–3, 122–23, 128–33, 237–38
human rights record of, 156, 165–72, 186, 269
immigration to, 77, 189–90, 209, 245, 254
industrialization of, 80, 83, 90, 190, 200, 219, 276
internal security of, 23–24, 56, 73, 92–94, 97, 124–27, 128, 129, 151–52, 163, 165, 168, 172, 230, 234–37, 248, 250, 285
international reputation of, 165–72, 186, 269
interrogations in, 113–20
Jewish community in, 33, 272–73, 274, 281
justice system of, 109–20, 122, 153, 165–72, 176–84, 187, 225–27, 265
laws of, 153, 225–27, 265
leadership of, xiii–xiv, 8–9, 15–17, 32, 119, 161–62, 180–81, 199–200, 203–4, 208, 238, 249–50, 264–65, 268–69
life expectancy in, 144
maps of, x–xi, 65
media coverage in, xv, 23–24, 159, 160, 161, 179, 182, 187, 191, 228, 261, 269
men in, 199, 206–7
middle class in, 96–97, 105, 242
migrant workers in, 46, 245, 254
military service in, 98, 120, 201–2, 204, 207, 255, 276, 280
national identity of, 33, 49, 127–28, 143, 202, 266–67
navy of, xiv
nightlife in, 55–57
official vs. popular, 15–16, 96–97, 202–3
oligarchy in, 48–49
opinion polls in, 161–62, 264–65
parliament of, 171, 289
peasantry of, 15–16
penal colonies in, 49, 119
police in, 109–20, 122, 124–25, 159–62, 176–84, 187, 192, 205, 247
political change in, 13–17, 35–36, 51, 182–83, 204, 208, 212–13, 227, 228–30, 238–44, 249–50, 265, 267–72, 282–89
political opposition in, xvi, 8–9, 14–15, 49, 69, 87, 89, 95–97, 105, 165–72, 183, 199–200, 204, 208, 228–30, 234–37, 238, 239–44, 256–64, 268–69, 279, 288–89
pollution in, 190, 255–58
population of, 210, 220, 282–83
poverty in, 195, 203, 262
prison camps in, 46, 49, 222
prisons in, 118–19, 169
protests in, 95–97, 105, 170–72, 204, 208, 242, 279, 288–89
public attitude in, 6–7, 20, 25–26, 98, 122–23
public opinion in, xv–xvi, 8–9, 66–67, 81, 87, 89, 161–62, 199–200, 208, 228–30, 239–44, 264–65
racial discrimination in, 44, 176
railroads of, see Trans-Siberian Railway
real estate development in, 263, 280
regional governments of, xv, 127–28, 266–67
religion in, xiv, 38–39, 63, 68, 90, 143, 220–22
repression in, 11–15, 49, 109–20, 165–72, 199, 234–37
restaurants in, 55–57, 73–76, 99–100, 207–8, 233
revolution in, 14, 15, 16, 97, 171–72, 180, 222–23, 250, 256, 260, 263, 287–89
rules and regulations in, 225–28
rural areas of, 11, 97, 195, 200–201, 210, 228–29, 237–38
Slavic majority of, 128, 202
small businesses in, 225–27, 249–50, 269, 271
social conditions of, 15–16, 97, 202–3, 238–39, 249–50, 279
Soviet Union compared with, 11–15, 49, 51, 56, 95–97, 117–18, 165, 171, 181, 200, 235–37, 262–68, 282, 284
stability of, 14, 27, 29, 35–36, 51, 67, 96, 182–83, 189, 226, 246, 265, 267–69, 278–79, 283–84, 287
status in, 30–31
stereotypes of, 51, 68, 109–10, 190
Supreme Court of, 118
terrorism in, 44, 66–67, 81, 87, 89, 94
time zones in, 28
torture in, 115–20, 122
tourism in, 246–47, 255–56
transit visas in, 189–90, 209, 210, 217–18, 227
“two Russias” concept of, 15–16, 96–97, 202–3
Ukraine’s relations with, xiii–xvi, 40–42, 69
urban areas of, 11, 97, 200–201, 234, 239–40
U.S. compared with, 94, 205, 269, 286, 289
U.S. relations with, xiii–xiv, 8, 9, 14–15, 20, 82, 170, 267, 281, 286, 290
villages in, 195, 210, 228–29, 238
wealth in, 11, 12, 32, 48–49, 56–57, 96–97, 200, 203, 238–44, 269, 270
weather in, 19, 35, 173, 211, 217, 233–34
Western culture in, xiii–xv, xvi, 13–15, 33, 75, 105, 185, 270, 282–85, 286
women in, 102, 104, 143–50, 178, 225–26, 245, 256
see also Soviet Union
Russia Beyond the Headlines, 288
“Russian ark,” 14
Russian language, 23, 24, 27, 33, 40, 42, 52–53, 55–56, 93, 123, 124, 125, 163
Russian Myths (Warner), 38
Russian Orthodox Church, xiv, 38–39, 63, 68, 90, 143, 220–22
Russian Railways (Rossiiskie Zheleznye Dorogi), 29–31, 52–53, 65, 80
Russians, The (Smith), xvi–xvii
“Russian soul,” 69–70
Rutskaya, Zhanna, 100
Ruvinskaya, Anna, 226
Rybinsk, 68–69, 73, 76, 77–78, 83–91, 92
Ryzhak, Boris, 22–24
Sagra, 159–62, 172, 174–84, 185, 186, 187, 195, 199, 237–38, 268, 270, 279
St. Petersburg, 28, 43, 45, 64, 221, 260, 262–63
salaries, 282–83
salo (cured pig lard), 178–79
samovars, 213
Samsonova, Tatiana, 51
sanatoriy (health complex), 128–33, 220
Savchenkova, Tatiana, 220–24
scientific research, 157, 262–63
second class, 55, 64, 98, 216
security checkpoints, 73, 92–94, 97, 109, 119
shaking hands, 39
shapka (hat), 52
Sharm-el-Sheikh, 70
Sheremetyevo International Airport, 21–22
Shishkin, Mikhail, 9, 13–16, 32, 48, 97, 288
Shkliayeva, Ekaterina, 147
shooting ranges, 153–54
shower caps, 153, 154
Siberia, 46–50, 173, 210–24, 230–34, 244–45, 255–58; see also Trans-Siberian Railway
Siberian Curse, The (Hill and Gaddy), 50, 211–12
Sicilian-Americans, 20, 21
skiing, 242–43, 247, 270
ski lifts, 247
Skorobogatova, Polina, 194–95
slag, 36
slavery, 32
Slave Soul of Russia, The (Rancour-Laferriere), 130
Slavic majority, 128, 202
sleeping accommodations, 216, 252–53
slippers, 85
Small Business Administration, U.S., 226
small businesses, 225–27, 249–50, 269, 271
“Sma
ll Business in Russia: Drowning in a Sea of Giants” (Furtuna and Ruvinskaya), 226
Smith, Hedrick, xvi–xvii
Smith, Tom Robb, 124
“smoke detectors,” 24
smoking, 54, 55, 144
snowboarding, 242–43
social conditions, 15–16, 97, 202–3, 238–39, 249–50, 279
socialism, 208, 249, 268
solyanka (beef soup), 271
Sotnikov, Anton, 43, 97–98, 207, 255, 276
Sotnikov, Nikolai, 36–42
Sotnikov, Sergei, 3, 4, 22–45, 52, 55–59, 62–65, 73, 76, 78, 79, 83–91, 97–98, 99, 100–127, 145–50, 154–55, 163–64, 165, 224, 250, 274–76, 279
Sotnikova, Tania, 43–44, 97, 104, 105, 255, 276
South Korea, 175, 276
Soviet Union:
apartments assigned in, 200
armed forces of, 104, 255, 289
arrests in, 167–68, 265
attempted coup in (1991), 288–89
authoritarianism in, 58, 266–67
borders of, 255
bureaucracy of, 15–16, 51, 93, 140
collapse of, xiii, 8, 11, 29, 60, 69, 70, 95, 145, 161–62, 239–40, 268–69, 281–82, 286, 288–89
communal apartments in, 59–60, 118, 181
Communist rule in, xiii, 10, 11–12, 15–16, 32, 109, 140, 229, 263, 284–85, 288–89
deportation and exile in, 46–47, 166–69, 211
economy of, 67–68, 200
employment in, 51
“enemies of the people” in, 48, 167
espionage in, 59
ethnic minorities in, 267–68, 272, 283–84
evictions in, 167
executions in, 167, 222, 265
factories in, 64–65
family life in, 58–61, 135–36
forced relocations in, 50, 272–73, 283–84
gulag prison camps in, 47, 67–69, 89–91, 106–7, 109, 166–69, 222, 272
history of, 106–9
housing built in, 103
hydroelectric power in, 68–69
industrialization of, 50, 68–69, 200
Jewish community in, 58, 108–9, 272–73
leadership of, 10, 11–16, 51, 140, 263–68, 283–85, 288–89
military service in, 255
nostalgia for, 262–68, 284, 286
nuclear weapons of, 45, 190
political crimes in, 48, 106–7, 167–68
rehabilitation in, 168
religion in, 38–39, 143, 220–22
repression in, 11–12, 32, 47–48, 49, 117–18, 165, 166–69, 235–37, 263–65
Russia compared with, 11–15, 49, 51, 56, 95–97, 117–18, 165, 171, 181, 200, 235–37, 262–68, 282, 284
scientific research in, 157, 262–63
space program of, 157
Stalinism in, 46–48, 68–69, 89, 107, 166–69, 171, 208, 235, 263–68, 272, 283–84
