Day: March 20, 2021
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Start Lent with Miso Mushroom Farro Pilaf
There is no greater culinary contrast in Russia than the transition from Maslenitsa — the weeklong Shrovetide festival — to the somber beginning of Lent, the long fast which precedes Easter. From buttery pancakes with thick cottage cheese filling, fistfights, and a round-the-clock carnival atmosphere, the mood becomes far more contemplative and the diet positively…
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U.S. Sentences Russian, North Macedonian in Cyber Fraud Case
The United States sentenced a Russian and a North Macedonian on Friday to prison for their roles in a vast cybercrime operation. Sergey Medvedev, 33, of Russia and Marko Leopard, 31, of North Macedonia, were sentenced to ten and five years respectively, according to a Justice Department statement. Both had previously pleaded guilty to criminal conspiracy in…