Category: News
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Russian World Cup Ball Designed After Famous U.S. Satellite
The Telstar 18 ball, designed by Adidas, is named after a line of U.S. communications satellites
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Russian Authorities Investigating Mass Seal Deaths in Lake Baikal
The cause of death is still a mystery
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Mikhail Shemyakin: Retrospective of an Unintentional Rebel
This major retrospective of Mikhail Shemyakin is a rare example of an artist who did not conform to the dictates of socialist realism, but continued to work, paint and even exhibit.
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One in Six Working Russians Can’t Provide for Their Family
More than 12 million working Russians earned less than they need to support their families in 2016
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Protests in Russia’s Far East Reveal the Dangers of Overcentralization (Op-ed)
Moscow’s vanity projects in the Far East could spark more and larger protests.
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Young Victims of the Soviet Regime Reimagined as Modern Hipsters
Photo project “Victims of Repression” tells the story of lost loved ones and uncovered truths
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Russia’s Political Prisoner Numbers on the Rise, Says Memorial Rights Group
The Russian government labeled the human rights group a “foreign agent” last October
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Russia Sees Near 100% Spike in Tesla Sales
Roman Abramovich is reportedly Russia’s biggest buyer
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Moscow Court Rejects Journalists’ Case Against FSB over Telegram Encryption
The court said that the FSB’s request “did not violate or concern the law, liberty or interests of the plaintiffs.”
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Moscow Court Rejects Journalists’ Case Against the FSB over Telegram Encryption
The court said that the FSB’s request “did not violate or concern the law, liberty or interests of the plaintiffs.”
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Former Foreign Policy Advisor to Trump Pleaded Guilty in Russian Probe
Papadopoulos admitted to lying in a January interview with the FBI about his contacts in London with a Russian professor
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‘Foreign Agent’ NGOs Are Turning Down Foreign Funding, Says Putin
Vladimir Putin said four times fewer non-profits were blacklisted in 2017 than the previous year
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Putin Calls Ekho Moskvy Journalist’s Attacker a ‘Sick Person’
Tatyana Felgenhauer’s colleagues have blamed state media for the attack
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Islamic State Releases Execution Poster Threatening World Cup in Russia
The threat comes days after IS published a poster of Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi behind bars crying bloody tears
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Turmoil on St. Petersburg Campus Strands Foreign Students
‘I also come from a harsh authoritarian regime’
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The Russia Probe: Manafort Faces Conspiracy Charges
A federal grand jury in Washington D.C. has approved the first charges in Robert Mueller’s investigation
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Russian Journalist Yekaterina Gordon Announces She’ll Run for President in March 2018
“I am not a representative of glamour, I wasn’t born with a silver spoon in my mouth.”
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Kirill Serebrennikov’s “Little Tragedies”
Kirill Serebrennikov, artistic director, may be under house arrest, but his newest production has premiered at the Gogol Center with and without him.
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Irkutsk Memorial Dismantled Ahead of October Revolution Centennial
City officials said the memorial’s decrepit condition posed a safety hazard for local residents, Radio Svoboda reported
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Russian Lawmaker Says Syria Mission Is Almost Complete
Putin twice ordered withdrawals of Russian forces from Syria in 2016
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A ‘Typical Fan’ Knifed Ekho Radio Editor Felgenhauer, Says Kremlin TV Host
The suspect reportedly “had no time for state channels”
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Kremlin Propagandist Kiselyov Slams Ekho Moskvy After Journalist Stabbed in Throat
The suspect reportedly “had no time for state channels”
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Less Than Half of Russians Surveyed Back Kremlin Support for Ukraine Separatists
Forty-one percent of surveyed Russians believe Moscow should support separatists in Ukraine’s Donbass region, according to a new Levada Center poll
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Проект 100 лет после революции
The Moscow Times отмечает 100 летия революции с запуском проекта о жизни в России сегодня. Мы приглашаем читателей по всей стране запечатлеть один день из жизни на фотографиях, в виде скетча или рассказа.
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The Moscow Times Launches 100 Years Since the Russian Revolution Project
Join this nationwide project!
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Russian Death Certificate Reveals Real Syrian Casualty Count
The cause of Sergei Poddubny’s death at age 36 is named as “incineration of the body”
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Russian Death Cert Reveals Real Syrian Casualty Count
The cause of Sergei Poddubny’s death at age 36 is named as “incineration of the body”
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Former Russian Troll Describes Night Shift as ‘Bacchanalia’
“Like everyone, I needed the money”
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With IKEA, ‘Later’ Finally Arrived
I’m convinced that there isn’t a family in Moscow who doesn’t have IKEA frozen meatballs in the freezer
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Kalashnikov Among Russian Firms Under Threat of U.S. Sanctions
A list of possible targets includes 33 Russian defense and six intelligence sector organizations
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Love as a Russian Chemistry Experiment
You know that chemistry between Marshall and Lily? In Russian it’s not химия. Really.
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Majority of Russians Ready to Hand Putin Fourth Term
One in five couldn’t name who they’d vote for, while one in 10 said they wouldn’t cast ballots
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Moscow’s Culinary Renaissance
Moscow food scene has expanded dramatically over the past decade
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The Oligarchs Are Next: Russian Businessmen Prepare for U.S. Sanctions
Fearing new sanctions, Russia’s wealthiest individuals are busy hiring lawyers and searching for lobbyists
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Navalny Won’t Hand the Kremlin Freebies by Criticizing Sobchak
In his weekly YouTube show on Thursday, Navalny addressed concerns that Sobchak could split the liberal opposition ticket
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30 Foreign Spies Foiled This Year, Says Putin
Putin made the comments at an award ceremony for Russia’s highest-ranking officers
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Russia Named Top Source of Foreign Fighters in Syria and Iraq
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov cast doubt on the report’s findings
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Twitter Drops Advertising From Kremlin-Funded Sites Sputnik and RT
“We did not come to this decision lightly,” Twitter said.
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Lost Time: Wild Photos of Russia’s Punks
Igor Mukhin’s photos capture the colorful personalities that made up Russia’s underground music scene in the 1980s
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Ksenia Sobchak, Russia’s Star Presidential Candidate, Will Be Heard
Whatever pundits believe about Sobchak, she is among the most recognizable personas in Russia — one that can put on a show
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Russia Submits Bid to Host UEFA Euro 2020 Opening Match
Russia has placed a bid to host the opening match of the 2020 European football championship, Deputy prime Minister Vitaly Mutko said Thursday.
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Russian Investigative Newspaper Says ‘No Choice’ But to Arm Staff After Radio Host Was Stabbed
The editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta listed high-profile attacks on journalists working for his publication, including the murders of reporters Anna Politkovskaya and Igor Domnikov.
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Interfax News Back Online After Large-Scale Virus Attack
After suffering a virus attack which spread to other countries, Russia’s largest state news agency is back
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The Die Is Cast
Ksenia Sobchak’s statement of purpose for that new vacancy opening up in the Kremlin.
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Kremlin Blanks ‘Annexation’ From German President’s Speech on Crimea
A Kremlin transcript of a speech by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Crimea edited the text to replace the word “annexation,” in reference to the peninsula.
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Amnesty Says Russian Prison Convoy Conditions ‘Evoke Gulag Era’
Amnesty urged the Russian government not to send prisoners away from their home regions, so they could be closer to their families
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Moscow Authorities Allow Nationalist March
One of the march’s organizers told the independent television channel Dozhd TV on Wednesday that City Hall had approved a march in Moscow’s Lyublino district.
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Ksenia Sobchak, Who Wants to Be President, Reignites Crimea Controversy
“Crimea belongs to Ukraine. Period”
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Stabbed Russian Radio Host Rapidly Recovering, Doctors Say
The deputy editor of the independent radio station Ekho Moskvy who was hospitalized earlier this week after being stabbed is making a speedy recovery
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U.S. Returns Flags From Seized San Francisco Consulate to Russia
Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister repeated Moscow’s warnings that it reserves the right to take retaliatory steps against Washington
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Russian Wheat Exports Could Lead to Bread Shortages in St. Petersburg
A shortage of wagons for wheat transport is a cause of concern for the governor
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Top Russian Journalists Sue FSB Over Telegram Encryption Demands
“We believe that this affects our right to confidential communication with sources of information,” the journalists said
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Video Glorifying Russian Mercenaries in Syria Trends on Youtube
The Wagner private contractor group is believed to have played central roles in conflicts in Ukraine and Syria
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Russian Opposition Activist Dies After Being Attacked With Iron Rod
Alexei Stroganov fell into a coma after the assault and never regained consciousness
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Investigation Reveals Putin’s Inner Circle Has Amassed $24 Bln Fortune
Estimates of Putin’s private wealth vary, from the officially declared 8.9 million rubles ($133,000) to as high as $200 billion
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Navalny (Really) Can’t Run for President, Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office Says
The head of Russia’s Central Elections Commission said in October Navanly could only run in 2028
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First Naturalized Russians Take New Oath of Allegiance
A new law requiring naturalized Russians to recite an oath of allegiance took effect in September
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Exploring Russia’s Rural Airports
Forget your preconceptions of how airports should look.
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Russia’s Interfax News Agency Site Down After Hack
The source of the attack has not yet been determined
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Russia’s 2018 World Cup Costs Soar Another $600 Million
A decree signed by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday did not state the reason for the latest increase