Three ‘GTA’ Gang Members Dead Following Shootout at Moscow Court
The defendants were reportedly members of a criminal group known as the GTA Gang.
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‘Foreign Agents’ Given State Funding, While Pro-Kremlin Bikers Shunned
Three Russian non-governmental organizations which have been labeled “foreign agents” have been awarded presidential grants.
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Russian LGBT Group Alleges Killings of Gay Men in Chechnya
The Russian LGBT Network published a new report on Monday, adding to mounting allegations of persecutions of gay people in Chechnya
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Moscow Mayor Rubber-Stamps Apartment Demolition Lists
The controversial urban renewal scheme is scheduled to roll out over two decades
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The Kremlin’s VPN Ban Has KGB Roots (Op-ed)
The Kremlin’s ban on VPNs is less about national security than self preservation
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Russia Introduces Rule to Rescue Those Stuck in Elevators Within 30 Minutes
Starting Aug. 1, elevator repairs should not take longer than 24 hours and the evacuation of people stuck inside elevators should take place within 30 minutes.
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The Ousting of Hundreds of U.S. Diplomats From Moscow, Explained
What you need to know about Moscow’s decision to cut U.S. diplomatic staff to 455.
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U.S. Embassy Staff Barred Entry to Moscow Properties
Russia blocked access on Tuesday to U.S. embassy recreational property in a Moscow suburb and closed access to a 2,000 square meter warehouse.
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If U.S. Slows Visa Processing, Moscow Will Reciprocate — Russian Politician
A Russian official has said Moscow will reciprocate with longer wait times if the U.S. Embassy slows up travel visa processing for Russian citizens.
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Novaya Gazeta Publishes Documents Detailing Chechnya Executions
Independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta has published photocopies of documents they say corroborate their earlier investigation into extrajudicial killings in the North Caucasus republic of Chechnya
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The Fascinating, Regal History Behind Britain’s Swans
The aristocratic bird’s has a legacy as a luxury status symbol that dates back centuries
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U.S. Embassy in Moscow Says ‘Too Early’ to Know How Russian Measures Will Affect Visas
Russia’s Foreign Ministry announced on Friday it was ordering cuts to U.S. diplomatic staff in Russia to 455 employees by September
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Is There a Rebirth of Stalinism in Russia? (Op-ed)
Stalinism was criminal, costly and inefficient. Today’s Russia could meet the same fate.
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Take an Exclusive Sneak Peek Inside the Renovated Freer Gallery, Reopening in October
Charles Lang Freer gifted this meditative haven for art lovers to the nation and was James McNeill Whistler’s friend and patron
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Russian Court Sentences Ukrainian Citizen for Terror Plot
A Ukrainian citizen has been given a 12- year prison sentence for allegedly plotting a terror attack in Russia.
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Putin Says Russia Held Back on Counter-Sanctions for a ‘Long Time’
Russia held back with introducing sanctions “for quite some time,” Putin says, but lost hope after Washington’s “unprovoked move.”
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Russia Celebrates Navy Day
Russia’s Navy Day is a national holiday that is celebrated on the last Sunday of July. This year, Navy Day was celebrated in St. Petersburg, Vladivostok and Sevastopol.
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Putin Signs Law Prohibiting VPNs
The new laws, which come into force Nov. 1, forbid internet proxy services (VPNs) that help internet users gain access to websites that have been blocked by the government.
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Russia’s Response to Sanctions Shows Restraint (Op-ed)
The expulsions allow Russia to signal displeasure without doing serious harm. But that could change.
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Does the Narwhal’s Majestic Tusk Have a Point?
A Connecticut dentist, turned curator of a new exhibition, has long worked to solve the secrets of the whale’s characteristic horn
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Why Russian and Chinese Warships Joined Forces in the Baltic Sea This Week (Op-ed)
For years, Russian-Chinese naval exercises have been staged closer and closer to potential conflict zones and the training scenarios have become increasingly realistic.
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Perestroika Street Photographs
The six years of perestroika – from 1985 until the end of 1991 when the Soviet Union was dissolved – was a time of wildly syncopated change in the country.
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The Secret Ingredient in Kellogg’s Corn Flakes Is Seventh-Day Adventism
America’s favorite processed breakfast was once the pinnacle of healthfulness—and spiritual purity
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How Do You Collude in Russian? You Don’t!
With all this talk in the U.S. about collusion and Russians, I wondered: How do you collude in Russian? You never know when you may want to.
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Safe But Not Welcomed, Afghan Refugees Build New Lives in Russia
Moscow’s Afghan community centers around a cluster of gray tower blocks that make up the Soviet-era Sevastopol Hotel
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Russia Orders U.S. Embassy Staff Cuts in Sanctions Retaliation
Russia has ordered the United States to reduce its diplomatic and technical staff at its Embassy in Moscow and diplomatic missions in other Russian cities in response to a U.S. Senate vote to impose tougher sanctions.
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Majority of Young Russians Watch Kremlin-Funded News
State-run television is the principal source of news for a majority of young Russians, the independent Russian television channel Dozhd reported Friday.
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Putin Vows to Retaliate After U.S. Senate Sanctions Vote
The U.S. Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a bill calling for tougher economic sanctions against Russia
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Russian Draft Dodgers Banned From Public Sector Jobs for 10 Years
An earlier version of the law passed in 2013 imposed a lifetime ban on draft dodgers.
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Medvedev Calls Saakashvili’s Loss of Ukrainian Citizenship ‘Tragicomedy’
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev described the former Odessa governor being stripped of his Ukrainian citizenship as “tragicomedy” in a Facebook post on Thursday.
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Abramovich Personally Intervened for ‘Nureyev’ Ballet to Be Performed This Year — Report
The ballet might still premiere this year after billionaire Roman Abramovich intervened, Kommersant reports
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The Weekend in Moscow: Afisha Picnic
This weekend in Moscow the weather will be hot and mostly sunny, just in time for the capital’s most famous music festival — the Afisha Picnic.
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Russia Extends Syrian Airbase Lease by 49 Years
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed an agreement with Syria which will give the Russian military access to an airbase on the Mediterranean for another half a century
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Russia Could Expel U.S. Diplomats in Response to Fresh Sanctions
Moscow has threatened far-reaching countermeasures on the U.S. if new sanctions are implemented
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This Russian Ad Claims Merkel’s Biggest Rival is Actually a Window Repair Expert
The ad was published back in April, but had gone unnoticed by media until now.
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European Court Orders Russia to Pay $7,000 to Nemtsov Murder Accomplice
The European Court of Human Rights has ordered the Russian government to pay 6,000 euros in compensation to one of the men convicted in the murder of Russian politician, Boris Nemtsov
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Descendants of Swedish Diplomat Who Mysteriously Disappeared Sue FSB
“We are fighting for the right for free access to government information, including, political repression in the U.S.S.R.”
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Family of Swedish Diplomat Wallenberg Sue FSB Over His Disappearance
“We are fighting for the right for free access to government information, including, political repression in the U.S.S.R.”
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¡Salud! to the Mexican-American Wine Revolution
Ceja Vineyards breathes new life into Napa Valley’s wine industry
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Russian Officials Play Down Siemens Pullout
Dvorkovich said Siemens had not suspended Russian deliveries entirely, only those to “state companies.”
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First Monument to Ivan the Terrible Erected in Moscow
A monument to Ivan the Terrible has been erected in Moscow, the Russian Military-Historical Society announced on its website on Wednesday
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Moscow Hears Political Saber Rattling in Fresh Sanctions Vote
Top Russian officials on Wednesday slammed a U.S. House of Representatives vote in favor of fresh sanctions
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Moscow Hears Political Saber Rattling in Fresh U.S. Sanctions Vote
Top Russian officials on Wednesday slammed a U.S. House of Representatives vote in favor of fresh sanctions
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EU Scraps ‘Judo’ From Decision to Blacklist Putin Ally Rotenberg
In an amendment published online, the EU described Arkady Rotenberg as “a prominent Russian businessman who has close personal ties to President Putin.”
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Capitalizing on a Socialist System (Op-ed)
In Russia, business thrives on the backs of people receiving old Soviet services
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More Rich Russians Are Declaring Foreign Bank Accounts
The number of wealthy Russians declaring foreign assets has spiked in recent months, the RBC news outlet reported citing research conducted by real estate broker Tranio and British company Adam Smith Conferences
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Inmates at Urals Prison Go On Hunger Strike
Inmates at a prison in the Urals have gone on a hunger strike, with some demanding visitation rights for multiple wives and English-language conversation.
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What Kind of Footage Do Historical Colorists Like Best?
According to the historians and art directors from Composite Films who worked meticulously on America in Color, these were some of their favorite subjects
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Facing Scrutiny for FSB Ties, Kaspersky Lab Offers Free Antivirus to the World
Kaspersky Lab has launched a worldwide roll-out of a free antivirus program
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Movie Putin Lands on Hollywood’s Cutting-Room Floor
Vladimir Putin is having a tough time staying in the movies. Actually, it is not the Russian president himself. It’s his film character.
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U.S. Declassifies Interviews With KGB Officer on JFK Assassin
Yuri Nosenko claims to have been the officer in charge of a KGB file on Lee Harvey Oswald.
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Drawing Competition to Honor FSB Won’t Accept ‘Bloody’ Art
Organizers of a children’s drawing competition to mark the centenary of Russia’s security services have warned participants against submitting “bloody” pictures.
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Russia Holds Joint Naval Exercises With China in Baltic Sea
Russia and China are holding their first joint naval exercises in the Baltic Sea, in a signal that the countries are bolstering military ties
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Delta Says Security, Not Crimea, Reason to Remove Russian Man From Flight
“Time to go home after 22 years of living here”
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Russian Senator Says U.S. Sanctions Bill Shows ‘Anti-Russian Hysteria’
The bill expands sanctions on Russian businesses for alleged meddling during the presidential elections in 2016
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Russian Athletes Told to Put Anthem Ringtone on Silent
Russian athletes won’t be allowed to display any signs that associate them with their home country.
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Turkey Says Purchase of Russian Missiles ‘Not a Concern’ for U.S.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said there is no reason for the United States to worry following reports that Turkey is negotiating the purchase of Russian S-400 air defense systems.
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Tatarstan, the Last Region to Lose Its Special Status Under Putin
Kazan looks on as a deal granting it special status expires
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Since Import Ban, Russia Has Destroyed More Than 16,000 Tons of Food
Over the past two years, the Russian authorities have destroyed more than 16,600 tons of food.
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Head of Russian State Pollster Sued for Calling Anti-Kremlin Protesters ‘Scum’
The head of the state-backed pollster VTsIOM, Valery Fyodorov, is being sued for comments he made during an interview.
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