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Russian Ambassador Kislyak on Meeting With Trump Advisor Flynn: ‘There Were no Secrets’

NewsBy adminAugust 6, 2017
“Any diplomat, Russian or not, works to better understand the political situation of the place where he is stationed.”
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Washington’s New Sanctions on Russia, Explained

NewsBy adminAugust 6, 2017
It was clear days before he put pen to paper on Wednesday, that U.S. President Donald Trump would sign the latest round of sanctions against Russia
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European Human Rights Court Moves to Stop Gay Journalist’s Deportation to Uzbekistan

NewsBy adminAugust 3, 2017
A top European human rights court has said the extradition of a gay journalist from Russia to Uzbekistan is illegal as long as the court has not decided on his case, according to his lawyer.
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European Human Rights Court Moves to Stop Gay Journalist’s Extradition to Uzbekistan

NewsBy adminAugust 3, 2017
A top European human rights court has said the extradition of a gay journalist from Russia to Uzbekistan is illegal as long as the court has not decided on his case, according to his lawyer.
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EU to Expand Russia Sanctions Over Crimea Siemens Scandal — Reuters

NewsBy adminAugust 3, 2017
The European Union on Friday will agree to extend sanctions on Russia over the secret delivery of Siemens turbines to Crimea, Reuters reports.
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Duma Speaker Volodin Teaches Young Communist Lesson About Stalin, But They Aren’t Having It

NewsBy adminAugust 3, 2017
When State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin reprimanded a young Communist for failing to recognize a quote by Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, he might have miscalculated.
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The Secret Life of Russian Words

NewsBy adminAugust 3, 2017
An English word in Russian is like a long-time expat who, after a few years in Moscow, makes everyone wear slippers in his apartment and doesn’t consider a meal complete unless there’s soup.
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Trump’s Popularity in Russia Takes Sharp Hit After U.S. Sanctions

NewsBy adminAugust 3, 2017
The love affair with the U.S. president is over.
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After Russia Sanctions, State Dept. Advises ‘Settle Things Down’

NewsBy adminAugust 3, 2017
A U.S. State Department spokesperson has responded to allegations that fresh U.S sanctions on Russia amount to a “declaration of economic war”
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Russian Lawyer Tells State TV She Met Trump Jr. to Ask for ‘Help’

NewsBy adminAugust 3, 2017
“It was a private meeting,” Natalya Veselnitskaya told the Rossia-24 channel’s Vesti news program
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Russian Lawyer Tells State TV She Met With Donald Trump Jr. to Ask for ‘Help’

NewsBy adminAugust 3, 2017
“It was a private meeting,” Natalya Veselnitskaya told the Rossia-24 channel’s Vesti news program
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Navalny Fined $5,000 Over Canvassing Violations

NewsBy adminAugust 3, 2017
A Moscow court has fined opposition leader Alexei Navalny 300,000 rubles ($5,000) for encouraging his supporters to distribute political fliers
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A Brief History of Eclipse Chasers

Arts & CultureBy adminAugust 2, 2017
They also go by umbraphiles, coronaphiles, eclipsoholics and ecliptomaniacs
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Russians Are Adjusting to Food Import Ban and Domestic Cheese

NewsBy adminAugust 2, 2017
Two-thirds of those polled by the Romir research company in June, said they did not find that the quality of food products that fall under a Russian import had deteriorated in the past year
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After Sanctions, There’s No Way Back (Op-ed)

NewsBy adminAugust 2, 2017
Russia and the United States are capable of steering the world towards confrontation or cooperation
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Christylez Bacon on Finding His Voice through Music

Arts & CultureBy adminAugust 2, 2017
The Grammy-nominated artist takes inspiration from weaving together seemingly disparate musical forms
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With Trump’s Hands Tied, Putin Is Free to Act (Op-ed)

NewsBy adminAugust 2, 2017
Putin is free to take his U.S. policy in any direction that he sees fit.
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Host of Russian ‘Jerry Springer’ Reportedly Quits As Show Becomes Politicized

NewsBy adminAugust 2, 2017
The long-time host of Russia’s most popular talk show on state television is reportedly quitting his job due to political pressure.
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Mass Brawl Breaks Out on Moscow Construction Site

NewsBy adminAugust 2, 2017
Construction workers clashed in a brawl on a construction site on Moscow’s outskirts. Six of the workers were reportedly hospitalized.
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Gay Uzbek Journalist Facing Deportation Attempts Suicide in Detention

NewsBy adminAugust 2, 2017
A Moscow court ruled on Tuesday that an openly gay journalist writing under the pen name Ali Feruz had violated Russian immigration laws and would be deported to Uzbekistan
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Russian Theater Goes Abroad

NewsBy adminAugust 2, 2017
A decade ago Eddie Aronoff came to Russia to teach English and ended up becoming a film and theater producer.
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Teacher Reportedly Fired for Opposition Activities Rehired After Media Storm

NewsBy adminAugust 2, 2017
An award-winning teacher from the Moscow region, who claimed he was fired last week for his political activities, has been reappointed.
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Russia Summons Moldovan Ambassador Over Rogozin Flight Ban

NewsBy adminAugust 2, 2017
Moldova’s ambassador to Moscow Andrei Neguta was summoned to Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday after his government declared Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin a persona non grata
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Russian Officials See Decades of Conflict With U.S. After Trump Signed Sanctions

NewsBy adminAugust 2, 2017
The new sanctions are “a full-fledged economic war on Russia,” Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev wrote.
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Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Blasts U.S. Embassy in Moscow

NewsBy adminAugust 1, 2017
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova lashed out at the U.S. Embassy in Russia late last night
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Moscow: Trump ‘Surrendered’ by Approving New Sanctions Against Russia

NewsBy adminAugust 1, 2017
The White House announced last Friday that Trump would sign the legislation, which passed through the U.S. Congress with near-unanimous support.
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Russian Media Identifies State Duma Deputies Who Excelled at Doing Absolutely Nothing

NewsBy adminAugust 1, 2017
Seventeen deputies in the State Duma were inactive during sessions for a year, according to an RBC report published Monday
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Air and Water: Russian Paratroopers Day

NewsBy adminAugust 1, 2017
This year’s National Paratroopers’ Day marks 87 years since the founding of the corps. Often a rowdy celebration, paratroopers in their blue berets and striped shirts lay claim to park fountains.
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Russian TV Presenter Punched Live on Air at Paratrooper Celebrations

NewsBy adminAugust 1, 2017
Moments after Nikita Razvozzhayev began his live broadcast, he was approached by what appeared to be a heavily intoxicated man who punched him in the face
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Russian Losses In Syria Four Times Higher Than Official Count — Reuters

NewsBy adminAugust 1, 2017
At least 40 Russians have died fighting in Syria this year alone.
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Deadly Shooting at Moscow Court Could Be Result of Negligence

NewsBy adminAugust 1, 2017
There were only two guards, one of whom was female, for the entire group, according to the Moscow Investigative Committee.
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World Cup Drunks Will Receive ‘Humane’ Treatment, Russian Official Promises

NewsBy adminAugust 1, 2017
“If a person has had one drink too many, he needs to rest somewhere.”
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Moscow Court to Deport Gay Novaya Gazeta Journalist to Uzbekistan

NewsBy adminAugust 1, 2017
A Moscow court has ruled to deport an openly gay journalist to Uzbekistan where homosexuality is a punishable offense
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U.S. Embassy Vacates Moscow Premises, Denies Visa Refusal Claims

NewsBy adminAugust 1, 2017
The embassy was required to leave the dacha in Serebryany Bor as well as a diplomatic warehouse in an industrial area on Dorozhnaya Street by Aug. 1.
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Teacher Handed Prize by Putin Says He Was Fired for Opposition Views

NewsBy adminAugust 1, 2017
Demakhin was awarded the “Teacher of the Year” prize personally by Vladimir Putin in 2012.
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Food Historian Reckons With the Black Roots of Southern Food

Arts & CultureBy adminJuly 31, 2017
In his new book, Michael Twitty shares the contributions that enslaved African-Americans and their descendants have made to southern cuisine
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Three ‘GTA’ Gang Members Dead Following Shootout at Moscow Court

NewsBy adminJuly 31, 2017
The defendants were reportedly members of a criminal group known as the GTA Gang.
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‘Foreign Agents’ Given State Funding, While Pro-Kremlin Bikers Shunned

NewsBy adminJuly 31, 2017
Three Russian non-governmental organizations which have been labeled “foreign agents” have been awarded presidential grants.
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Russian LGBT Group Alleges Killings of Gay Men in Chechnya

NewsBy adminJuly 31, 2017
The Russian LGBT Network published a new report on Monday, adding to mounting allegations of persecutions of gay people in Chechnya
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Moscow Mayor Rubber-Stamps Apartment Demolition Lists

NewsBy adminJuly 31, 2017
The controversial urban renewal scheme is scheduled to roll out over two decades
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The Kremlin’s VPN Ban Has KGB Roots (Op-ed)

NewsBy adminJuly 31, 2017
The Kremlin’s ban on VPNs is less about national security than self preservation
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Russia Introduces Rule to Rescue Those Stuck in Elevators Within 30 Minutes

NewsBy adminJuly 31, 2017
Starting Aug. 1, elevator repairs should not take longer than 24 hours and the evacuation of people stuck inside elevators should take place within 30 minutes.
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The Ousting of Hundreds of U.S. Diplomats From Moscow, Explained

NewsBy adminJuly 31, 2017
What you need to know about Moscow’s decision to cut U.S. diplomatic staff to 455.
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U.S. Embassy Staff Barred Entry to Moscow Properties

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

NewsBy adminJuly 31, 2017
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.
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Novaya Gazeta Publishes Documents Detailing Chechnya Executions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

NewsBy adminJuly 30, 2017
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.
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Putin Signs Law Prohibiting VPNs

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

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

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

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

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

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

NewsBy adminJuly 27, 2017
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.
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