Andrew Biliter

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born	Born in Evanston, Illinois.
work	Andrew is the managing editor of RUSSIA! Magazine and a regular feature contributor. He is also a freelance editor for various art publications in Moscow, and does occasional translating work.
life	Andrew got his bachelor's degree in Russian Studies at Carleton College, where he adapted and directed plays by Gogol and Chekhov. In September 2006, he and his girlfriend inexplicably moved to Moscow, where they earned their stripes teaching English at a sad little school with bars on the windows. Meanwhile, Andrew became a copy editor at The Moscow Times, and eventually was made sports editor before jumping ship to work for RUSSIA!

Clubbing with Mickey

Nothing is sacred among Russia’s deviant hipster fashion designers, not even a true American hero like Mickey Mouse.

Diamonds are for Suckers

Last time we checked in on Open! Design’s Sergei Kuzhavsky and Stas Zhitsky, they were bending golden nails into jewelry.

Optimus Pride

It’s the stuff of Chekhovian tragicomedy: a Russian genius announces he’s on the brink of perfecting a revolutionary gadget that will make people’s lives immeasurably easier all over the world. The world rejoices, then waits impatiently for it to appear. But by the time it finally does – in limited quantities, weighing a ton and costing nearly two thousand dollars – the world has changed.

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