Day: February 14, 2020
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From the Archive: Love Before Russia Embraced Valentine’s Day
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Love in the Time of Coronavirus: Two Young Russians Start Dating in Quarantine
When Russia evacuated its citizens from the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak this month, it flew more than 140 people from China to a quarantine clinic in the Siberian city of Tyumen. Isolated from the rest of the world until they’re confirmed to be infection-free, these people have taken to social media to stay connected…
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Andrei Molodkin’s Art Show ‘Bloodline’ Boldly Confronts the Language of Power
“This artwork is an act of international terrorism.” “This text converts you to Islam.” “This artwork makes you want to hijack an airplane.” Russian artist Andrei Molodkin’s newest exhibition shouts out these statements in loud, bold, blood-red letters. And the blood comes from real humans. Opening at Dublin’s Rua Red art space on Valentine’s Day,…
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Russia Asks Canada to Hand Over Files on Ex-Nazi Death Squad Member
Russia said on Friday it had asked Canada to hand over case files on a 95-year-old former Nazi death squad member living in Canada to help Moscow with an investigation into the mass murder of children at a Soviet orphanage in 1942. Helmut Oberlander, who was born in Ukraine and became a German citizen during…
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Jehovah’s Witness Says Russian Police Used Torture in Siberian Crackdown
A Jehovah’s Witness from the Siberian city of Chita has claimed he was tortured by local police on Monday during a mass crackdown on believers in the region, Russian investigative news site The Insider reported Friday. Lawyer Artur Ganin told the outlet his client Vadim Kutsenko was taken to a local forest by police, where…
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Macron Ally Drops Out of Paris Mayor Race After Russian Artist Leaks Sex Tape
A close ally of French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday pulled out of next month’s race to become mayor of Paris after a Russian dissident artist said the candidate had sent sexual images to a woman who was not his wife. Artist Pyotr Pavlensky published screenshots of an online chat between Benjamin Griveaux and the…
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SAMPLING MARS
In 2020, NASA plans to send a rover to Mars to collect and store tubes of rock and dirt. The plutonium-powered vehicle will have seven instruments and may also carry a helicopter.
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Your Guide to Valentine’s Day in Moscow
Valentine’s Day is a relatively new holiday for Russia, but it has been embraced wholeheartedly. Wondering how it’s being celebrated in the Russian capital? We’ve gathered some events ranging from romantic to wacky that will give you a taste of how Russians are spending the holiday of romance. Moskva News Agency Insta-worthy On February 14th,…
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Russian Men Feel Discriminated Against on Retirement Grounds
Some 41% of men in Russia consider the fact that they retire five years later than women to be discrimination, while only 28% of female respondents share this opinion, according to a Superjob.ru survey. Russia’s pension reform, which started in 2019, is gradually increasing the retirement age and indexing pensions. Last year, Russian women could…
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Protocol signed on pricing procedure for gas supplies to Belarus until 2021
MediaNews and eventsAlexey Miller’s columnPress ConferencesPhoto essaysOn-the-spot reports, articles, interviewsForums and exhibitionsImage and video libraryPeriodicalsPress ServiceNews and eventsAlexey Miller’s columnPress ConferencesPhoto essaysOn-the-spot reports, articles, interviewsForums and exhibitions Release February 14, 2020, 13:30 A working meeting of Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, with Vladimir Semashko, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Russian Federation, and Viktor…
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U.S. Says Billionaire Deripaska Laundered Putin’s Cash – FT
The United States believes that sanctioned Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska laundered money for President Vladimir Putin, The Financial Times reported Friday, citing a U.S. Treasury letter to Deripaska’s lawyers explaining the sanctions. The Trump administration imposed sanctions on Deripaska and two dozen other tycoons and officials in April 2018 in retaliation for what it called…
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Share of Russians Who Believe Their Country Shot Down MH17 Rises Five-Fold
The number of Russians who believe Russia was responsible for the downing of the MH17 has increased five-fold to 10% from 2% in 2015, according to a new study from the independent Levada Center pollster. The poll, conducted together with the Dutch University of Leiden, also showed that 60% of Russians believe Ukraine was behind…
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The first key milestone of 2020 – installation of the first tier of the reactor building outer containment – has been performed at Kursk NPP-2
The first of 10 key milestones related to the Kursk NPP-2 construction has been performed ahead of schedule in the current year – the installation of the first tier of the reactor building outer containment was completed at power unit No. 1. “Work for Kursk NPP-2 power unit construction are underway according to the schedule…
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Russia Probes BBC, Radio Liberty and Meduza for ‘Drug Propaganda’
Police in Russia are investigating news outlets BBC Russian, Radio Liberty and Meduza after lawmakers accused them of promoting drug use, Interfax reported Thursday. Ten foreign NGOs allegedly recruit activists to promote the decriminalization of drugs and the three outlets “actively cover” their rallies, State Duma deputy Vasily Piskaryov said at a session on foreign…
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Russians and Ukrainians Turn Sour on Each Other – Poll
Russian and Ukrainian attitudes toward each other have worsened in less than half a year, a joint study by the independent Levada Center pollster and the Kiev International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) said Thursday. The latest survey showed 42% of Russians having a “good” or “very good” opinion of Ukraine; while 49% of Ukrainians had…
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Top Russian Diplomat in Turkey Says Faces Threats Over Syria
Russia’s Ambassador to Turkey, Alexei Yerkhov, faces threats over the Moscow-backed military campaign in Syria, the envoy said in an interview Thursday, four years after his predecessor’s assassination. Yerkhov’s predecessor Andrei Karlov was shot dead by an off-duty policeman at the opening of an Ankara exhibition in December 2016. Russia and Turkey support opposing sides…