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From tuna fish to the lesser-known woodcock, food experts peer under the bread and find the story of a nation

November 2, 2017

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How a Ripped-Off Sequel of Don Quixote Predicted Piracy in the Digital Age

An anonymous writer’s spinoff of Cervantes’ masterpiece showed the peril and potential of new printing technology

November 2, 2017

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What a Smithsonian Folklorist Thinks about Marvel’s Cleaned-Up Version of Thor

In Hollywood’s hands, the Thor of ‘Ragnarok’ is a hunk with a heart compared to the brutish thug of lore

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The Mysterious Murder Case That Inspired Margaret Atwood’s ‘Alias Grace’

At the center of the case was a beautiful young woman named Grace Marks. But was she really responsible for the crime?

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Russia Closes Crimean Border Checkpoint With Ukraine

Russia has temporarily shut its border checkpoints with Ukraine amid reports that acts of sabotage could have left southern Crimea without power and gas supplies.

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Russian Law Banning Anonymous Online Surfing Comes Into Effect

New regulations increasing Russian state control over the Internet by banning anonymous web surfing went into force on Wednesday.

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Top Officials Express Concern Over Foreign Collection of Russian DNA

Gennady Onishchenko claimed there was a “belt of biological warfare facilities surrounding” Russia

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Where Do New Ideas Come From?

With close study, the genealogies of even the most original ideas can be traced

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The Kremlin Doesn’t Feel Guilty About Manafort Indictment, Says Putin’s Spokesman

The Kremlin is following the Russia probe ‘with interest’

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Mr. Putin: Turning Neighbor into Adversary (Op-ed)

The Kremlin’s policies are locking in a generation of Ukrainians who will detest Russia

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Doing Business in Russia Is Easier Than in Brussels, World Bank Ranking Shows

Russia’s new ranking places it ahead of many Western countries such as Belgium and Italy, and just behind Japan.

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Severed Pig Head Greets Irkutsk Businessman Who Offered Alexei Navalny Meeting Space

The head was delivered to a businessman who offered his furniture store as a venue for Navalny’s meeting

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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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These Breathtaking Images are the Cat’s Meow in Nature Photography

Sixty incredible outdoor scenes are now on view at the National Museum of Natural History

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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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Kremlin Propagandist Kiselyov Slams Ekho Moskvy After Journalist Stabbed in Throat

The suspect reportedly “had no time for state channels”

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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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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.