the russia issue

Where to Eat, Drink, Dance, Enjoy and Party Like A Russian All Year In Portland

Russian events, dinners and shows in Portland through 2018

Russian Is Now the Third-Most Spoken Language in Oregon. Take a Look Inside the Vibrant but Hidden Culture

Russian is the third-most spoken language in Oregon, after English and Spanish.

Chef Vitaly Paley Takes Us On a Tour of a Russian Grocery Store

There’s a lot on the shelves at Imperial Market. Most of it was totally unfamiliar to me—though my Polish-speaking grandfather was the first in his family to be born here, after his parents and older sisters emigrated from Belarus. So I asked Paley to narrate a tour.

America’s Only All-Russian Pop Station Broadcasts From a Church in Southeast Portland

KXRU went on the air earlier this year, playing the same hits currently on the airwaves back home.

A Mysterious Crop Circle Drew Me to Woodburn’s Russian Orthodox Old Believer Community

In Woodburn, they are best known for wanting to be left alone.

Artur Sultanov’s Ballet Career was Secure. Then He Left Russia and Came to Beaverton to Train Champions.

“If you can do ballet, and push yourself through all the physical demands required, I think everything else seems much easier.”

Here’s the Recipe Kachka Chef Bonnie Morales Made for Her Own Family at Thanksgiving

“Other than getting drunk and punching each other, mushroom hunting is what we Russians love most.”

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