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Serebrennikov’s Lawyer Disowns Open Letter to German Actor

NewsBy adminSeptember 3, 2017
The director allegedly passed the letter to Eidinger with instructions to publish in the case of his arrest
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Consulate Closure a ‘Dark Day in American Diplomacy,’ Says Zakharova

NewsBy adminSeptember 3, 2017
“We call on the American authorities to come to their senses and immediately return Russian diplomatic facilities.”
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News From Russia: What You Missed Over the Weekend

NewsBy adminSeptember 3, 2017
First bitcoin case, San Francisco consulate search and other news
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Plane Crash at Air Show in Moscow Region Kills 2

NewsBy adminSeptember 1, 2017
Two people have been killed.
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‘Not Electing a Pope’ — Why Was Smoke Coming Out of Russia’s San Francisco Consulate?

NewsBy adminSeptember 1, 2017
“No need to worry. They are not electing a Pope.”
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Russian Children Are Dying in Faulty Playgrounds

NewsBy adminAugust 31, 2017
Rights advocates are reportedly calling for the state responsible for the safety of schoolchildren at playgrounds and schoolyards
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After U.S. Orders Consulate Closure, Lavrov Warns It ‘Takes Two to Tango’

NewsBy adminAugust 31, 2017
From tango to break dancing.
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‘Rumble’ Aims to Upset the Rock ‘n’ Roll Canon

Arts & CultureBy adminAugust 31, 2017
A documentary based on a Smithsonian exhibition is wowing festival audiences
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In Russian-U.S. Standoff, Cultural Exchange Suffers

NewsBy adminAugust 31, 2017
The U.S. Embassy in Moscow is dramatically scaling back its cultural exchange programs in Russia after hundreds of diplomats were forced from the country this week.
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Kremlin Eyeing Woman for 2018 Presidential Elections, Russian Paper Says

NewsBy adminAugust 31, 2017
Putin’s executive office is reportedly considering between five and seven names
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Russian Consulate in San Francisco Shutters Ahead of U.S. Deadline

NewsBy adminAugust 31, 2017
The Russian Consulate in San Francisco said its closure would “create certain difficulties.”
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Trump Personally Ordered Russian San Francisco Consulate Closure

NewsBy adminAugust 31, 2017
“The president has no plans to discuss the decision.”
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After St. Petersburg Death, Health Officials Could Seize HIV-Positive Children

NewsBy adminAugust 31, 2017
Yevgeny Voronin made the comments after a 10-year-old St. Petersburg girl died from AIDS last week.
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Forbes List of Influential Russians

NewsBy adminAugust 30, 2017
In honor of the centenary of Forbes magazine, the editors compiled a list of the 100 most influential Russians of the last 100 years.
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Russia Reacts to the Closure of Its San Francisco Consulate

NewsBy adminAugust 30, 2017
“We warned earlier that every action will elicit a response.”
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Moscow Reacts to Closure of Its San Francisco Consulate

NewsBy adminAugust 30, 2017
“We warned earlier that every action will elicit a response.”
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A Brief History of Book Burning, From the Printing Press to Internet Archives

Arts & CultureBy adminAugust 30, 2017
As long as there have been books, people have burned them—but over the years, the motivation has changed
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U.S. Orders Closure of Russian Consulate as Relations Spiral

NewsBy adminAugust 30, 2017
Russia has been given until Saturday
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What Putin Said About MH17 That Didn’t Make It Into Stone’s ‘The Putin Interviews’

NewsBy adminAugust 30, 2017
The Malaysia Airlines plane en route to Kuala Lumpur was downed over eastern Ukraine on July 17 killing all 298 passengers on board.
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Flexible Batteries May Soon Be Printed Right On Your Clothes

Arts & CultureBy adminAugust 30, 2017
Graphene supercapacitors, printed directly on textiles, could power medical devices, wearable computers, even phone-charging shirts
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The Mystique of the American Diner, from Jack Kerouac to “Twin Peaks”

Arts & CultureBy adminAugust 30, 2017
Freedom, fear and friendliness mingle in these emblematic eateries
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‘Mathilde’ Film Director’s Studio Attacked With Molotov Cocktails

NewsBy adminAugust 30, 2017
Film director Alexei Uchitel’s studio in St. Petersburg was reportedly attacked with firebombs overnight
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Russian Comedian Sells ‘Your Ex-Girlfriend’ Telegram Channel for $20,500

NewsBy adminAugust 30, 2017
Both the channel’s former owner, stand-up comic Artur Chaparyan, and an anonymous buyer confirmed details of the sale of the “Byvshaya” (Your Ex-Girlfriend)
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Watchdogs Press Ukraine to Halt Expulsions of Russian Reporters

NewsBy adminAugust 30, 2017
Ukranian security services employed “troubling and excessive” measures against Kurbatova, the OSCE said
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Chechen Businessman Blames Inexperience in Handling Weapons for Hotel Shooting

NewsBy adminAugust 30, 2017
Security camera footage of Dzhabrailov walking into a lift with a pistol prompted hotel security to contact the police
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Gorky Park Attacker Claims Self-Defense

NewsBy adminAugust 30, 2017
The main suspect in the murder of a St. Petersburg blogger in central Moscow’s Gorky Park has claimed he was acting in self-defense when he knocked his victim to the ground late on Aug. 13.
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New ‘Hardliner’ Russian Ambassador to U.S. Extends Olive Branch

NewsBy adminAugust 30, 2017
In the first interview since his appointment, Russia’s new Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov appeared to strike a conciliatory tone.
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Happy Birthday To Moscow!

NewsBy adminAugust 30, 2017
This year Moscow is celebrating its 870 th birthday with a big party – a really big, 10-day, 400-event bash.
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Russia Warns U.S. Against North Korea Sanctions

NewsBy adminAugust 30, 2017
Lavrov and Tillerson discussed North Korea’s latest missile launch, Syria, and the Persian Gulf region, the Interfax news agency reported Wednesday.
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Oktoberfest Comes to Moscow

NewsBy adminAugust 30, 2017
If you’ve been dreaming about a trip to Munich but can’t get away, we have some great news for you. Oktoberfest is coming to Moscow.
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Russians Are Most Worried About Rising Prices

NewsBy adminAugust 30, 2017
Nearly two-thirds of those polled said rising prices was the most pressing issue they faced
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Navalny Lifts Veil on Putin’s Alleged ‘Secret Dacha,’ One Week After Dozhd

NewsBy adminAugust 29, 2017
ACF’s drone footage of the alleged property on the Vyborg Bay depicts a lavish property, together with a helicopter pad and guest house
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Serebrennikov Embezzlement Case ‘Not Political,’ Kremlin Spokesman Says

NewsBy adminAugust 29, 2017
“Such theories are completely out of place and don’t have any bearing on purely financial issues,” Peskov said Wednesday
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Russia’s Richest Dynasties See $2 Bln Windfall in 2017 Forbes List

NewsBy adminAugust 29, 2017
Russia’s top three clans retained their spots from last year’s ranking.
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Russian Anti-Doping Agency Uncovers 100 Violations in 2016

NewsBy adminAugust 29, 2017
More than 1,500 Russian athletes across 32 disciplines were tested for doping last year
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Cyber-Security Firm Kaspersky Lab Envisions Moscow’s Future

NewsBy adminAugust 29, 2017
The 3D map of Moscow is also flush with “climatic domes,” inside which temperature and humidity are regulated
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Chechen Businessman Dzhabrailov Detained After Hotel Shooting

NewsBy adminAugust 29, 2017
Online news outlets, including Life, claim the Chechen tycoon discharged an “honorary” Yarygin Pistol in the hotel
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AK-47 Designer Kalashnikov Gets Statue in Moscow

NewsBy adminAugust 29, 2017
Prior to his death in 2013, Kalashnikov said he was haunted by the deaths his invention was responsible for
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FSB’s Anti-Extremism Department Involved in Serebrennikov Case

NewsBy adminAugust 29, 2017
The FSB’s department tasked with protecting Russia from internal threats is overseeing a high-profile embezzlement case against prominent director Kirill Serebrennikov
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Russians Fired From U.S. Embassy to Receive ‘Generous’ Compensation

NewsBy adminAugust 29, 2017
Only 100 from the diplomatic staff facing cuts are U.S. citizens, RBC sources estimated.
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Gorky Park Murder Suspect in Police Custody

NewsBy adminAugust 29, 2017
A video of the incident appears to show the victim being knocked to the ground with a single blow to the head
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Milk and Sugar Pods That Dissolve in Coffee Could Replace Single-Serve Containers

Arts & CultureBy adminAugust 28, 2017
Why use plastic when you can use sugar?
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Central Bank Steps In to Save Russia’s Eighth Largest Bank Otkritie

NewsBy adminAugust 28, 2017
Otkritie Bank, one of Russia’s largest private lenders, has been saved from collapse by the country’s Central Bank
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How Kazakhstan Could Help Prevent Nuclear War (Op-ed)

NewsBy adminAugust 28, 2017
A nuclear storage facility in Kazakhstan is a timely reminder of why Russia and the United States must cooperate
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Prominent Economist Aleksashenko Says He Won’t Return to Russia After ‘Fake’ Detention

NewsBy adminAugust 28, 2017
Former deputy finance minister Sergei Aleksashenko has said he will not return to Russia, after being spooked by fake reports of his detention
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Roman Abramovich Is Buying Up Teslas to Give to His Friends

NewsBy adminAugust 28, 2017
Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has bought around 20 Tesla electric cars that are not yet available on the Russian market and handed them out to friends and partners
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The Battles of Borodino: Coming Soon to a Field Near You

NewsBy adminAugust 28, 2017
Not far from Moscow are vast, peaceful fields. But this is Borodino, where the course of history was decided — twice.
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Taxi Driver Who Shamed Passengers With Soviet Dye Tastes His Own Medicine

NewsBy adminAugust 28, 2017
A taxi driver in the Far East city of Khabarovsk who forced two young women who couldn’t pay their fare to smear a green antiseptic on their faces has reportedly become a target himself
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U.S. Consulate Vandalized in St. Petersburg

NewsBy adminAugust 28, 2017
U.S.-Russia relations have sharply deteriorated since Washington brought fresh sanctions against Russia in early August
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Prosecutors Blame Weather Forecasters for Deadly Moscow Storm

NewsBy adminAugust 28, 2017
Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office says forecasters are partly responsible for the deaths of 16 people during a May storm in Moscow
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Russian Military Ship Barred From Finnish Port During Zapad Drills

NewsBy adminAugust 28, 2017
The docking dates coincide with Russia’s Zapad 2017 military exercise in Belarus, prompting security analysts to speculate whether the request was intended to provoke Finnish authorities
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Russia’s Sakhalin Island Disappears From Online Maps As North Korea Fires Missile

NewsBy adminAugust 28, 2017
The Pacific island of Sakhalin has partially disappeared from Russia’s Yandex map service
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Russian Language on the Decline Thanks to English, Says Official

NewsBy adminAugust 28, 2017
Vyacheslav Nikonov called for an expansion of the Eurasian Union and an increase in educational programs abroad to foster the Russian language
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Moscow Threatens Countermeasures If U.S. Impedes Russian Diplomats

NewsBy adminAugust 28, 2017
“The issue of retaliatory measures, including mirror measures, will be raised in all its magnitude and will loom large.”
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Defense Ministry Denies Russian Combatant’s Death in Syria

NewsBy adminAugust 27, 2017
Yagofarov is the sixth Orenburg native to have reportedly died fighting in Syria in the past two years
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Russian Fighter Reportedly Killed by Roadside Bomb in Syria

NewsBy adminAugust 27, 2017
Yagofarov is the sixth Orenburg native to have reportedly died fighting in Syria in the past two years
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Zakharova: Russia Won’t Respond to U.S. Visa Cuts Because That Would Be ‘Genocide’

NewsBy adminAugust 27, 2017
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said Russia won’t retaliate against the U.S. Embassy’s plan to restrict visas for Russian citizens, saying that would be tantamount to “genocide.”
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Foreign Stars Call for Release of Russian Theater Director Serebrennikov

NewsBy adminAugust 27, 2017
More than thirty-five international cultural figures, including movie actress Cate Blanchett, have signed a petition in support of prominent Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov who has been accused of embezzlement
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This Cleveland DJ Popularized Rock ‘n’ Roll

Arts & CultureBy adminAugust 27, 2017
Dancing – and dancing shows – became a teenage craze in the 1950s, spurred by figures like Cleveland DJ, Alan Freed
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Russia’s Sports Minister Says No Chance of Winter Games Doping Ban

NewsBy adminAugust 27, 2017
Kolobkov replaced Vitaly Mutko as sports minister last October after an independent investigation named the ex-minister as a person of interest in Russia’s state-run doping scheme
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