1983 January – June

A Different Communism: Hungary's New Way { Hungary's New Way: A Different Communism}
Can a Soviet- bloc nation transform its economy through private enterprise while keeping the outward forms of Communism - - and succeed? John J. Putnam finds prospering Hungary on that tightrope. Photographs by Bill Weems.
Beirut- -Up From the Rubble
The capital of war- blasted Lebanon is determined to rebuild. What it needs is international goodwill, billions of dollars, time, and, most of all, peace. By William S. Ellis, with photographs by Steve McCurry.
Peoples of the Arctic { Hunters of the Lost Spirit}
On the crown of Europe, some 40, 000 Saami, or Lapps, doggedly resist assimilation into Norwegian, Swedish, or Finnish society.
Peoples of the Arctic { Where Magic Ruled: Art of the Bering Sea}
Eskimos of the Bering Sea captured in wood, bone, and sinew the inua, or spirit, of men and animals. William W. Fitzhugh, Susan A. Kaplan, and Sisse Brimberg show this high artistry.
Peoples of the Arctic { People of the Long Spring}
Drawn home again, Chukchi writer Yuri Rytkheu concludes that, for those who grew up there, the tundra of the Soviet Union's far north is the only place to be. With photographs by Dean Conger.
Peoples of the Arctic { Introduction}
Associate Editor Joseph Judge introduces a special survey of life in the far north, where an emerging spirit stirs issues of cultural survival, land ownership, and resource use. With a double map supplement on the Arctic and its historical inhabitants.

Brooklyn: The Other Side of the Bridge
The Dodgers are gone, but New York's most populous borough still holds 2. 2 million diverse and disputatious people. Alice J. Hall and Robert W. Madden explore this quintessential bit of America.
The Wonderful Brooklyn Bridge { A Century Old, the Wonderful Brooklyn Bridge}
On its 100th birthday, one of the world's great engineering achievements remains hale and hearty. John G. Morris and Donal F. Holway pay their respects.
Legacy From the Deep: Henry VIII's Lost Warship { The Search for [ Mary Rose] ; Henry VIII's Lost Warship: Legacy From the Deep}
For more than four centuries the Mary Rose kept her secrets. Archaeologist Margaret Rule tells the story of a great English naval disaster, and of discovery and raising of the wreck. With paintings by Richard Schlecht, introduction by Peter Miller.
Ethiopia: Revolution in an Ancient Empire
Nine years after Emperor Haile Selassie was deposed, Ethiopian literacy, health, and welfare are on the upswing. But the political rigors of a Marxist- Leninist leadership show no signs of softening. Article and photographs by Robert Caputo.
The Roadrunner: Desert Clown { Roadrunner: Clown of the Desert; Clown of the Desert: The Road Runner}
Seemingly zany antics are part of savvy survival by a lightless but fast- stepping member of the cuckoo family. By Martha Whitson and Bruce Dale.
Tasmania's Wild Side { A Walk and Ride on the Wild Side: Tasmania}
In the rugged southwest corner of Australia's island state, a battle rages: conservationists versus dam builders. Carolyn Bennett Patterson and photographers David Hiser and Melinda Berge record what may be lost forever if a mammoth hydroelectric projec