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U.S. Embassy Staff Barred Entry to Moscow Properties

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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.
July 31, 2017
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If U.S. Slows Visa Processing, Moscow Will Reciprocate — Russian Politician

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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.
July 31, 2017
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Novaya Gazeta Publishes Documents Detailing Chechnya Executions

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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
July 30, 2017
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The Fascinating, Regal History Behind Britain’s Swans

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The aristocratic bird’s has a legacy as a luxury status symbol that dates back centuries
July 30, 2017
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U.S. Embassy in Moscow Says ‘Too Early’ to Know How Russian Measures Will Affect Visas

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Russia’s Foreign Ministry announced on Friday it was ordering cuts to U.S. diplomatic staff in Russia to 455 employees by September
July 30, 2017
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Is There a Rebirth of Stalinism in Russia? (Op-ed)

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Stalinism was criminal, costly and inefficient. Today’s Russia could meet the same fate.
July 30, 2017
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Take an Exclusive Sneak Peek Inside the Renovated Freer Gallery, Reopening in October

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Charles Lang Freer gifted this meditative haven for art lovers to the nation and was James McNeill Whistler’s friend and patron
July 30, 2017
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Russian Court Sentences Ukrainian Citizen for Terror Plot

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A Ukrainian citizen has been given a 12- year prison sentence for allegedly plotting a terror attack in Russia.
July 30, 2017
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Putin Says Russia Held Back on Counter-Sanctions for a ‘Long Time’

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Russia held back with introducing sanctions “for quite some time,” Putin says, but lost hope after Washington’s “unprovoked move.”
July 30, 2017
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Russia Celebrates Navy Day

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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.
July 30, 2017
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Putin Signs Law Prohibiting VPNs

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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.
July 30, 2017
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Russia’s Response to Sanctions Shows Restraint (Op-ed)

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The expulsions allow Russia to signal displeasure without doing serious harm. But that could change.
July 28, 2017
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Does the Narwhal’s Majestic Tusk Have a Point?

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A Connecticut dentist, turned curator of a new exhibition, has long worked to solve the secrets of the whale’s characteristic horn
July 27, 2017
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Why Russian and Chinese Warships Joined Forces in the Baltic Sea This Week (Op-ed)

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For years, Russian-Chinese naval exercises have been staged closer and closer to potential conflict zones and the training scenarios have become increasingly realistic.
July 27, 2017
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Perestroika Street Photographs

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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.
July 27, 2017
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The Secret Ingredient in Kellogg’s Corn Flakes Is Seventh-Day Adventism

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America’s favorite processed breakfast was once the pinnacle of healthfulness—and spiritual purity
July 27, 2017
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How Do You Collude in Russian? You Don’t!

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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.
July 27, 2017
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Safe But Not Welcomed, Afghan Refugees Build New Lives in Russia

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Moscow’s Afghan community centers around a cluster of gray tower blocks that make up the Soviet-era Sevastopol Hotel
July 27, 2017
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Russia Orders U.S. Embassy Staff Cuts in Sanctions Retaliation

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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.
July 27, 2017
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Majority of Young Russians Watch Kremlin-Funded News

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State-run television is the principal source of news for a majority of young Russians, the independent Russian television channel Dozhd reported Friday.
July 27, 2017
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Putin Vows to Retaliate After U.S. Senate Sanctions Vote

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The U.S. Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a bill calling for tougher economic sanctions against Russia
July 27, 2017
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Russian Draft Dodgers Banned From Public Sector Jobs for 10 Years

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An earlier version of the law passed in 2013 imposed a lifetime ban on draft dodgers.
July 26, 2017
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Medvedev Calls Saakashvili’s Loss of Ukrainian Citizenship ‘Tragicomedy’

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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev described the former Odessa governor being stripped of his Ukrainian citizenship as “tragicomedy” in a Facebook post on Thursday.
July 26, 2017
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Abramovich Personally Intervened for ‘Nureyev’ Ballet to Be Performed This Year — Report

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The ballet might still premiere this year after billionaire Roman Abramovich intervened, Kommersant reports
July 26, 2017
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The Weekend in Moscow: Afisha Picnic

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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.
July 26, 2017
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Russia Extends Syrian Airbase Lease by 49 Years

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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
July 26, 2017
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Russia Could Expel U.S. Diplomats in Response to Fresh Sanctions

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Moscow has threatened far-reaching countermeasures on the U.S. if new sanctions are implemented
July 26, 2017
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This Russian Ad Claims Merkel’s Biggest Rival is Actually a Window Repair Expert

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The ad was published back in April, but had gone unnoticed by media until now.
July 26, 2017
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European Court Orders Russia to Pay $7,000 to Nemtsov Murder Accomplice

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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
July 26, 2017
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Family of Swedish Diplomat Wallenberg Sue FSB Over His Disappearance

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“We are fighting for the right for free access to government information, including, political repression in the U.S.S.R.”
July 26, 2017
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Descendants of Swedish Diplomat Who Mysteriously Disappeared Sue FSB

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“We are fighting for the right for free access to government information, including, political repression in the U.S.S.R.”
July 26, 2017
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¡Salud! to the Mexican-American Wine Revolution

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Ceja Vineyards breathes new life into Napa Valley’s wine industry
July 25, 2017
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Russian Officials Play Down Siemens Pullout

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Dvorkovich said Siemens had not suspended Russian deliveries entirely, only those to “state companies.”
July 25, 2017
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First Monument to Ivan the Terrible Erected in Moscow

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A monument to Ivan the Terrible has been erected in Moscow, the Russian Military-Historical Society announced on its website on Wednesday
July 25, 2017
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Moscow Hears Political Saber Rattling in Fresh U.S. Sanctions Vote

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Top Russian officials on Wednesday slammed a U.S. House of Representatives vote in favor of fresh sanctions
July 25, 2017
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Moscow Hears Political Saber Rattling in Fresh Sanctions Vote

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Top Russian officials on Wednesday slammed a U.S. House of Representatives vote in favor of fresh sanctions
July 25, 2017
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EU Scraps ‘Judo’ From Decision to Blacklist Putin Ally Rotenberg

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In an amendment published online, the EU described Arkady Rotenberg as “a prominent Russian businessman who has close personal ties to President Putin.”
July 25, 2017
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Capitalizing on a Socialist System (Op-ed)

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In Russia, business thrives on the backs of people receiving old Soviet services
July 25, 2017
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More Rich Russians Are Declaring Foreign Bank Accounts

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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
July 25, 2017
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Inmates at Urals Prison Go On Hunger Strike

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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.
July 25, 2017
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What Kind of Footage Do Historical Colorists Like Best?

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According to the historians and art directors from Composite Films who worked meticulously on America in Color, these were some of their favorite subjects
July 25, 2017
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Facing Scrutiny for FSB Ties, Kaspersky Lab Offers Free Antivirus to the World

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Kaspersky Lab has launched a worldwide roll-out of a free antivirus program
July 25, 2017
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Movie Putin Lands on Hollywood’s Cutting-Room Floor

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Vladimir Putin is having a tough time staying in the movies. Actually, it is not the Russian president himself. It’s his film character.
July 25, 2017
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U.S. Declassifies Interviews With KGB Officer on JFK Assassin

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Yuri Nosenko claims to have been the officer in charge of a KGB file on Lee Harvey Oswald.
July 25, 2017
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Drawing Competition to Honor FSB Won’t Accept ‘Bloody’ Art

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Organizers of a children’s drawing competition to mark the centenary of Russia’s security services have warned participants against submitting “bloody” pictures.
July 25, 2017
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Russia Holds Joint Naval Exercises With China in Baltic Sea

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Russia and China are holding their first joint naval exercises in the Baltic Sea, in a signal that the countries are bolstering military ties
July 25, 2017
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Delta Says Security, Not Crimea, Reason to Remove Russian Man From Flight

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“Time to go home after 22 years of living here”
July 25, 2017
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Russian Senator Says U.S. Sanctions Bill Shows ‘Anti-Russian Hysteria’

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The bill expands sanctions on Russian businesses for alleged meddling during the presidential elections in 2016
July 25, 2017
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Russian Athletes Told to Put Anthem Ringtone on Silent

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Russian athletes won’t be allowed to display any signs that associate them with their home country.
July 24, 2017
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Turkey Says Purchase of Russian Missiles ‘Not a Concern’ for U.S.

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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.
July 24, 2017
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Tatarstan, the Last Region to Lose Its Special Status Under Putin

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Kazan looks on as a deal granting it special status expires
July 24, 2017
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Since Import Ban, Russia Has Destroyed More Than 16,000 Tons of Food

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Over the past two years, the Russian authorities have destroyed more than 16,600 tons of food.
July 24, 2017
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Head of Russian State Pollster Sued for Calling Anti-Kremlin Protesters ‘Scum’

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The head of the state-backed pollster VTsIOM, Valery Fyodorov, is being sued for comments he made during an interview.
July 24, 2017
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Why Hospitals Started Displaying Newborn Babies Through Windows

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How peering at babies through glass became a feel-good staple of American maternity wards
July 24, 2017
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A Moscow Weekend Getaway to Jerusalem

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If you’re looking to escape the roar of Moscow for the Russian countryside and fresh air, the town of Istra might be the place for you. It’s home to a magnificent monastery, and was inspiration to writers and artists.
July 24, 2017
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Young Men Detained For Criticizing Kadyrov in Online Messenger

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Around 10 young men were arrested in Chechnya for allegedly criticizing the republic’s leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, in online messengers.
July 24, 2017
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Gogol Falls Off Central Moscow Landmark

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A sculpture of Russian writer Nikolai Gogol has fallen from a building in central Moscow famous for its stucco depictions of Russian literary figures
July 24, 2017
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In Siemens Turbines Scandal, Russia Has Most to Lose (Op-ed)

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The Kremlin has deprived the whole country of fully functioning turbines by transferring them to Crimea secretly
July 24, 2017
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Charges Dropped Against Activist for ‘Non-Compliance’ With Foreign Agents Law

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Valentina Cherevatenko, head of the “Women of the Don” NGO in southern Russia, was the first person to be prosecuted under the law.
July 24, 2017
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Remains of WWII Soviet Soldiers Discovered on Kuril Islands

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The remains of 47 Soviet soldiers and three Japanese soldiers have been found on Shumshu Island, the northernmost point in the Pacific Kuril Island chain.
July 24, 2017
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