Year One

Broadcast Pieces

Chechens: Profiles in Life and Troubled Times
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A Family’s Story By Vasichan Mezhiev (Russian)

A Family’s Story By T.J. Wait (English)

A Day in the Life: Being A Chechen By T.J. Wait (English)

A Soldier’s Story By Sophie Shevardnadze with Julia Nosova (English)

From the Ground Up: A Church Tries to Rebuild
By Marcia Dadydova with Elizabeth Crowley (Russian)

In a Russian Orthodox Redoubt, Catholics Report the Sin of Bias

By Gretchen Weber

Weak sunlight filtered through barred windows as family members, bearing video cameras, crowded around a baby girl named Maritsa and her godmother. In front of an unfinished wooden altar adorned with tissue paper and wildflowers, a priest poured holy water from a plain silver pitcher over the infant’s head, while worshipers watched from overflowing pews.

Russian Nurses Try to Make Ends Meet

Cossacks Try to Re-create Their Culture

By Joe Geraghty with Julia Markina

For more than 70 years the Cossacks of Southern Russia suffered brutal repression at the hands of Soviet leaders. Now descendants of those Cossacks are leading a revival of their ancient culture, relying on memories they say are imprinted on their souls.

Doukhobors: The Last Generation?

By Gretchen Weber

Three hours southeast of the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, the paved road ends. What lies ahead is muddy and rutted and when you leave your car and begin walking down the wide, grassy avenue you notice the small wooden houses, brightly painted and tucked behind rickety gates and under fruit trees. All have shallow porches, propped up with columns, and their front windows are adorned with shutters in vibrant colors and blocky patterns. Small yards are alive with the chatter of farm animals and the brilliant green color of vegetable gardens.

Rostov Likes to Buy on Time

By Elena Getmanova

Express credit is a new service for Rostov, but still it has become exceedingly popular. Indeed, it is much more easier to buy some goods, paying only 20 to 30 percent of the entire price and to pay the rest through installments over six to 12 months.

Rostov Likes to Buy on Time

By Jessica McCoy

Amid rows of high definition televisions and washing machines, freezers and home stereo systems, people wander slowly and gaze at the merchandise in M-Video. The store specializes in home appliances and electronics, items that tempt many people but only are affordable for only a few in Rostov.