Day: May 18, 2017
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Navalny Unmasks a Cartel Allegedly Earning Billions in Russian Defense Deals
Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation has published new latest investigative work revealing what it says is a cartel of businesses owned by Evgeny Prigozhin and contracted by the Defense Ministry.
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Unlikely Asylum
The annual show by Moscow’s stage designers is being held in an abandoned hospital.
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The Growing Risks of Russia’s Military Intervention in Syria (Op-Ed)
Russia’s military intervention in Syria has paid important foreign and domestic policy returns for the Kremlin.
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The Librarian of Congress Weighs In on Why Card Catalogs Matter
The tech is gone, but it’s not forgotten. Carla Hayden explains why
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Court Orders Russian Singer’s Parents to Return Unspent Charity Donations
A Moscow court has ordered the parents of deceased Russian singer Zhanna Friske to return 21.6 million rubles to a charity.
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‘Always Ready!’ 95 Years of the Soviet Union’s Pioneers
The Soviet Union’s Pioneer Organization marks its 95th anniversary today, May 19, 2017. The Moscow Times looks back at the Soviet Union’s “always ready” children.
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Russia’s National Guard to Monitor Social Networks
Russia’s National Guard is planning to train IT experts and specialists to monitor social networks, the Interfax news agency reported Friday, citing first deputy commander of the National Guard Sergei Melikov.
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No Charges in Attack on Volunteer Firefighters
An investigation into a violent attack on environmental activists last year has ended without any arrests or charges.
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Happy Russian Anniversary To Me
When you begin to study a foreign language, at first you are struck by all the differences. But then slowly but surely something really strange happens. It begins to make sense.
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Tretyakov Gallery to Open Third Moscow Campus in 2019
Russia’s iconic Tretyakov gallery is set to open its third Moscow campus by the end of 2019.
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Cannes Film Festival to roll out red carpet lineup for 70th anniversary
Russia is being represented in two categories, Loveless in the main one and in the Special View category Kantemir Balagov’s Closeness The 70th International Cannes Film Festival is set to open on Wednesday in Cote d’Azur, France. Russian movie director Andrey Zvyagintsev is taking part in the main competition of the festival with his motion…
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Cannes Film Festival fashion trends through the years
This event is one of the most prestigious film gatherings in the world The Cannes Film Festival, which celebrates its 70th anniversary this year, kicks off on today. It was founded in 1946 and is held at the Palais des Festivals et des Congres. More: //tass.com/society/946278
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Putin vows support for Islamic World
Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a message of greetings to the participants in the meeting of the Russia – Islamic World strategic vision group and the Ninth International Economic Summit dubbed Russia – Islamic World. The message has been published on the Kremlin website on Wednesday. “Today, many Muslim countries are facing serious challenges,…
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Sotheby’s sells diamond earrings for record $57 million
One earing is decorated with a pink diamond, the other – with a blue one A pair of mismatched earrings – one with a blue diamond and the other with a pink one – went under hammer in Geneva at a record-breaking price of more than $57 million, the Sotheby’s auction house said. David Bennett,…