Hospitalised Russian Mercenary in Possession of Syrian Maps and Cash
A retired colonel was hospitalised in Saint Petersburg after becoming dangerously intoxicated.
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It Takes Two Museums to Cover the Work of this Prolific German Neo-Expressionist
Europe’s celebrated Markus Lüpertz has a huge appetite for creativity. He’s also a poet, writer, set designer and jazz pianist
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Cold Weather Could Trigger Rise in Russian Inflation, Says Central Bank
A chilly start to the Russian summer could trigger rising inflation rates in the second half of 2017, according to Russia’s Central Bank.
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Changing Places
Born in Reading, just outside of London, Kate Fowle has already worked in several countries before finding her place as the chief curator at the garage Museum of Contemporary Art in Moscow.
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Changing Places: Nomadic Arts Curator Kate Fowle Loves Moscow’s Dynamism
Born in Reading, just outside of London, Kate Fowle has already worked in several countries before finding her place as the chief curator at the garage Museum of Contemporary Art in Moscow.
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Russia Mulls New Committee to Fight Western ‘Election Meddling’
Russia could dedicate a new parliamentary commission to stop Western nations from influencing the country’s 2018 presidential elections.
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Church of Scientology Raided by Russian Security Forces (Again)
FSB Raids for Scientologist Headquarters in Saint Petersburg
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This Artist’s Worldview Drips With Unending Pessimism
“Man is inherently self-destructive, and whatever is built will be destroyed,” says painter Donald Sultan of his “Disaster Paintings”
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Russian Man Kills 9 in Drunken Party Rampage
Nine people were shot and killed in Russia’s Tver region on the night of June 4 following a drunken argument at a party. The suspected shooter is 45-year old Sergei Yegorov, a part-time electrician.
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Director of Ukrainian Library in Moscow Handed 4-Year Suspended Sentence
The former director of Moscow’s State Library of Ukrainian Literature has been given a four-year suspended sentence for distributing extremist materials and embezzlement.
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Russian Magazine The New Times Closes Print Amid Financial Troubles
Russian opposition-leaning magazine The New Times announced Sunday it will close its print edition due to financial problems.
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Moscow TV Round-Up: Literature, Justice and the Third Reich
It’s “strange bedfellows week” on Moscow television, as the small screen offers its audience great literature (live!), regrettable war criminals (dead!) and a Russian rock star whose early work during perestroika will impress.
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The Wars of the Future: Russian Defense Ministry’s New Modernization Plan
The Defense Ministry has a new plan to modernize Russia’s armed forces through 2025.
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Eataly: Bringing the Mediterranean to Moscow
The world’s second-largest Italian supermarket, the long-awaited new megastore at Kievskaya also offers food counters and tasting, as well as cafes and restaurants where visitors can eat freshly prepared pasta and pizza.
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Russia Eases Sanctions on Turkey
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed an order lifting most sanctions on agricultural imports from Turkey today.
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Talking Heads: How Russia’s Videobloggers are Shaping Public Opinion
As Russians become captive to video blogs — and with elections looming — the Kremlin is looking to get in on the act.
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Get Out of Town: 7 Great Festivals Outside Moscow This Summer
Fresh air, warm weather, music and art – summer and festivals go hand-in-hand. In the second part of our two-part guide to festivals this summer, we round up the top open-air music and arts events outside Moscow.
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Russia to Import 100,000 Barrels of Iranian Oil per Day
Russia has signed a deal to import 100,000 barrels of Iranian oil per day, Russian Energy Minister Sergei Novak said during the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg.
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Russia’s Jehovah’s Witnesses Meet in Defiance of ‘Extremism’ Ban
The group has pinned its hopes on an appeal submitted to Russia’s Supreme Court on May 20.
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Why the Kids Are Bastards (Op-ed)
You’re probably expecting a chat about the hurricane that tried to flatten Moscow—likely an answer to Mike Pence’s prayers. But no.
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From Extravagance to Exile: What to See at the Chekhov Theater Festival
From May 24 to July 20, the Chekhov International Theater Festival is bringing 21 productions from 14 different countries to Moscow, with highlights including a ballet based on the life of Rudolph Nureyev.
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It’s a Small World: Children in Moscow
June 1 is the International Day for Protection of Children, when more than 50 countries across the world honor their younger generations.
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Deadly TU-154 Christmas Day Plane Crash Caused by Human Error, Says Russian Defence Ministry
The December 25 plane crash which killed 92 people, including members of Russia’s renowned Red Army Choir, was caused by human error, a new report has found.
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Waiting for a Miracle: Muscovites Line up to See the Remains of St. Nicholas
Russians from all walks of life line up to visit a saintly relic.
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Welcome to The Machine: Inside the Secretive World of RT
RT is often accused of being a propaganda agency, but a culture of secrecy has made insider accounts difficult to come by. The Moscow Times spoke with several sources to get a rare glimpse inside.
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Russia’s Yandex Unveils Self-Driving Car
Russian tech company Yandex has unveiled their autonomous, self-driving vehicle.
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After ‘Hurricane,’ Muscovites Ask Why They Weren’t Warned
A fatal storm that swept Moscow caught residents off guard. Now they want to know why they weren’t warned.
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32% of Russians Support Physical Punishment for Teens — Poll
Almost a third of Russians believe that parents should have the right to beat their teenage children.
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Frank Lloyd Wright-Designed Buildings (and One Doghouse) Open for Rare Tours in Honor of the Architect’s 150th Birthday
These new or normally unavailable tours and displays pay homage to an architecture legacy
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Why It’s So Hard to Find the Original Owners of Nazi-Looted Art
International experts recently gathered at Smithsonian to discuss the state of international provenance research
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The Protests That Aren’t Going Away
City authorities struggle to contain growing resentment with their demolition program.
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France-Russia: An Improbable Reset That Quickly Turned Sour
In Versailles, Putin listened sternly to Macron’s moral lesson about Ukraine and human rights in Chechnya, said little, and looked impatient to leave.
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Russian Court Orders Navalny to Apologize for Government Corruption Claims
Russian politician Alexei Navalny has been ordered to delete a viral video accusing Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev of corruption.
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Explore Crucian Cuisine on a New U.S. Virgin Islands Food Tour
Get a taste of St. Croix’s culinary traditions
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Gang Attacks Navalny Campaign’s Landlord in Siberia
An armed gang has violently beaten a man in Siberia after his family rented office space to the presidential campaign of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
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Forged Safety Documents Aided Russian Teen’s Gun Rampage — Reports
A teenager who launched an armed attack on Russian security agents was able to acquire weapons from a nearby shooting club thanks to local national guardsmen, who forged vital safety documents.
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Russia to Crackdown on ‘Dishonest’ Microlenders
The Russian parliament is preparing new clampdowns on predatory microlenders.
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Student Jailed for Murder of Russian Journalist Tsilikin
A 22-year-old student has been sentenced to eight and a half years in prison for the murder of celebrated Russian journalist Dmitry Tsilikin.
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Moscow: News and Openings
From vintage music museum to a grill restaurant: all the latest openings in the city
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Edith Wharton Recruited the World’s Greatest Artists to Raise Money for WWI Refugees
A century ago, the famous author took it upon herself to help those left behind by the war’s carnage
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Summer Music in Moscow
Fresh air, warm weather and music – summer and festivals have always gone hand-in-hand. In the first of our two-part guide to festivals this summer in Russia, we round up the top open-air music events in Moscow.
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‘Leviathan’ Director Zvyagintsev Wins Jury Prize for New Film ‘Loveless’ at Cannes
Russian director Andrei Zvyagintsev, whose tale of a provincial man’s struggle against corruption in “Leviathan” brought him global fame, has won the jury prize at the 70th Cannes Film Festival for his new picture “Loveless.”
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At Least 11 Dead as Storm Sweeps Moscow
At least eleven people have died after gale force winds hit Moscow on Monday afternoon.
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In Pictures: Fatal Thunderstorms Sweep Moscow
At least 12 people have died after gale force winds swept Moscow on Monday afternoon.
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Two North Koreans Found Dead in Moscow Hotel
Two North Korean citizens have been found dead at a hotel in west Moscow.
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BarDelhi: How to Spice Up Dinner
BarDelhi is a collaboration between the team behind the cult Indian restaurant Moscow-Delhi, Roman Milostivy, whose cocktail bar Chainaya is on the list of the world’s best bars, and Vladimir Basov, supplier of organic wines.
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Dane Arrested in Russia for ‘Extremist’ Jehovah’s Witnesses Meeting
A Danish national has been arrested in the Russian city of Oryol after attending a meeting of the Jehovah’s Witnesses.
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Moscow TV Round-Up: Propaganda and Patriotism
It’s propaganda, piracy and patriotism week on Moscow TV, with fine documentary and feature films that offer everyone from concerned flag-wavers to potential buccaneers some new and enlightening perspectives.
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Kantemir Balagov’s “Closeness” gets Cannes Festival’s International Critics’ Prize
“Closeness,” a debut of 26-year-old Balagov, is set in 1998 in the director’s home city of Nalchik “Closeness” by Russian film director Kantemir Balagov, along with Robin Campillo’s “BPM (Beats Per Minute)” and Pedro Pinho’s “The Nothing Factory,” won International Critics’ Prizes at the Cannes Festival on Satur day. The FIPRESCI Jury awarded three prizes:…
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More than two-thirds of Russians say would like to venerate St Nicholas’s relics
The requests people would like to address to St Nicholas the Wonderworker concern personal health, assistance in the rectification of personal problems and maintenance of peace Arrival of the relics of St Nicholas from the Italian city of Bari to Russia has become a considerable event for the Russians and 72% of them would like…
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Patriarch Kirill I sends condolences to Coptic Church over terrorist act in Egypt
“The cowardly attack victimized totally innocent people, icnluding children, who were en route to an antique monastery for gratuitous work and prayer,” Kirill I said in his message The Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Kirill I on Friday send condolences to Pope Tawadros II, the supreme hierarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria…
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This week in photos: Trump with Pope, St Nicholas relics in Moscow and Zuckerberg’s degree
The world in pictures in a photo gallery by TASS
President Donald Trump’s Vatican visit, St. Nicholas’ relics in Moscow, Mark Zuckerberg’s Harvard degree and other best photographs of the week. The world in pictures in a photo gallery by TASS
Bolshoi Theater vows to put on at least 10 new shows next season
Among the expected productions are works by renowned directors Katie Mitchell and Rimas Tuminas With the 241st Bolshoi Theater season still underway, plans for next year have already been announced, the theater’s director Vladimir Urin told TASS on Thursday. Among the expected productions are works by renowned directors Katie Mitchell and Rimas Tuminas, while the…
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Space technologies offer glimpse at Tsar Ivan the Terrible’s rare portrait
The portrait was engraved in copper and subsequently imprinted on the leather cover of Russia’s first exact-dated printed book — the “Apostle” Multispectral imaging, a technology used in space research, allowed scientists to take a glimpse at the only portrait of Russia’s 16th century ruler Ivan the Terrible made during his lifetime and worn away…
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Most Americans view Russia as unfriendly country — survey
According to the research, North Korea, Iran and Syria are viewed as America’s most feared enemies The majority of US residents consider Russia an enemy of the US rather than an ally, but are convinced that President Donald Trump thinks otherwise, a Fox News survey shows. The respondents of the national poll were asked to…
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Russia’s legendary barque Kruzenshtern calls at Belgian port
Russia’s legendary windjammer Kruzenshtern, which is on its first training voyage of the year, has called at the Belgian port of Oostende to take part in an international festival of sailing vessels Russia’s legendary windjammer Kruzenshtern, which is on its first training voyage of the year, on Thursday called at the Belgian port of Oostende…
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Hotel Ukraina: a Soviet-era treasure in the heart of Moscow
60 years ago, one of seven iconic Moscow’s skyscrapers designed in the Stalinist style, hotel Ukraina was opened 1957 Soviet hotel Ukraina was opened. The second tallest of the neoclassical Stalin-era “seven sisters”, hotel Ukraina is 198-meter high (34 stories). It was then the tallest hotel in the world. In 2010 the hotel was renovated…
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A new exhibition at the Anatoly Zverev Museum pits four artists across time and genres.
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Soviet ‘worker and peasant girl’ statue for 1937 World’s Fair marks 80th anniversary
Sculptor Vera Mukhina said her work was to express “a robust and overpowering drive” that characterized the Soviet Union Eighty years ago on this precise date, workers at the World’s Fair 1937 in Paris put the finishing touches on the landmark icon of Soviet monument sculpture that was destined to become the trademark symbol of…
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