Day: August 8, 2017
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Film on Tsar Nicholas’ Mistress Facing Backlash in Russia’s Regions
Two regions in southern Russia are trying to ban the local release of a film about the love affair of Russia’s last Tsar with a ballerina, saying it is offensive
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Arbat Residents Want Tribute to Rock Legend Viktor Tsoi Moved
They propose moving the tribute to Tsoi, frontman of the “Kino” group, to Luzhniki in Moscow, or St. Petersburg — Tsoi’s birth city, the report cited Arbat District head Yevgeny Babenko as saying.
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Crimea Suffers From Blackouts, as Russian Authorities Cut Supplies
Since Russia annexed the Black Sea peninsula in March 2014, Crimeans have suffered repeated power shortages
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Hollywood Loved Sammy Davis Jr Until He Dated a White Movie Star
A decade before the Supreme Court ruled in favor of interracial marriage, the Rat Packer risked losing his career—and his life
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Russian Media Watchdog Reports Increase in Illegal Online Content
In total, roughly 52,000 links were blocked by the agency.
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Weekend in Moscow: Celebrate India Day
Summer may have arrived two months late this year, but now that it’s here you get to enjoy Moscow’s outdoor activities. Our pick for this weekend is a trip to India — in Sokolniki Park.
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Ukrainian Man Falls Asleep on a Raft, Wakes Up Off Crimean Coast
He spent almost three days in 40 degrees Celsius heat and without any food or water.
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Adidas Closes More Stores in Russia as Sales Shrink
German sportswear retailer Adidas plans to close around 160 outlets in Russia this year due to falling sales, the RBC new agency reported on Wednesday, citing the company’s management. Chief executive Kasper Rorsted told RBC he expected the Russian market would continue to shrink because of Western sanctions imposed over Moscow’s actions in Ukraine and…
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Looking for Lenin
In 2015, Ukraine passed a law that mandated the removal of all the country’s Lenin monuments. Over 5,000 have been torn down in Leninopad (the Lenin-fall). A new book documents this remarkable transformation.
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Russian Jews Decry Official’s ‘Humiliating’ Holocaust Comments
A spokesperson for Russia’s Jewish community has described claims that Jews are “enjoying” and “monetizing” their past suffering as “humiliating”
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If Navalny Takes Power He Could End Up Like Putin, Says Khodorkovsky
“Guys, brace for hard times.”
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Putin Affirms Kremlin Support on Visit to Breakaway Abkhazia
President Vladimir Putin visited breakaway region of Abkhazia in Georgia on Tuesday to meet regional officials and reaffirm the Kremlin’s support for the territory’s separatist ambitions