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How Elysian Brewing Company Turns a 1,790-Pound Pumpkin Into a Keg

Arts & CultureBy adminOctober 25, 2017
And is this insane thing really a pumpkin?
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Ksenia Sobchak, Russia’s Star Presidential Candidate, Will Be Heard

NewsBy adminOctober 25, 2017
Whatever pundits believe about Sobchak, she is among the most recognizable personas in Russia — one that can put on a show
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How Kara Walker Boldly Rewrote Civil War History

Arts & CultureBy adminOctober 25, 2017
The artist gives 150-year-old illustrations a provocative update at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
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How to Eat Like a Local in Vienna, Austria

Arts & CultureBy adminOctober 25, 2017
Instagrammer Sothany Kim dishes on nicotine breakfasts, third-wave coffee houses and enemy bakers in Austria’s capital
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Russia Submits Bid to Host UEFA Euro 2020 Opening Match

NewsBy adminOctober 25, 2017
Russia has placed a bid to host the opening match of the 2020 European football championship, Deputy prime Minister Vitaly Mutko said Thursday.
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Russian Investigative Newspaper Says ‘No Choice’ But to Arm Staff After Radio Host Was Stabbed

NewsBy adminOctober 25, 2017
The editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta listed high-profile attacks on journalists working for his publication, including the murders of reporters Anna Politkovskaya and Igor Domnikov.
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Interfax News Back Online After Large-Scale Virus Attack

NewsBy adminOctober 25, 2017
After suffering a virus attack which spread to other countries, Russia’s largest state news agency is back
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The Die Is Cast

NewsBy adminOctober 25, 2017
Ksenia Sobchak’s statement of purpose for that new vacancy opening up in the Kremlin.
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Kremlin Blanks ‘Annexation’ From German President’s Speech on Crimea

NewsBy adminOctober 25, 2017
A Kremlin transcript of a speech by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Crimea edited the text to replace the word “annexation,” in reference to the peninsula.
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Amnesty Says Russian Prison Convoy Conditions ‘Evoke Gulag Era’

NewsBy adminOctober 25, 2017
Amnesty urged the Russian government not to send prisoners away from their home regions, so they could be closer to their families
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Moscow Authorities Allow Nationalist March

NewsBy adminOctober 24, 2017
One of the march’s organizers told the independent television channel Dozhd TV on Wednesday that City Hall had approved a march in Moscow’s Lyublino district.
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Ksenia Sobchak, Who Wants to Be President, Reignites Crimea Controversy

NewsBy adminOctober 24, 2017
“Crimea belongs to Ukraine. Period”
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The Healing Power of Greek Tragedy

Arts & CultureBy adminOctober 24, 2017
Do plays written centuries ago have the power to heal modern day traumas? A new project raises the curtain on a daring new experiment
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Stabbed Russian Radio Host Rapidly Recovering, Doctors Say

NewsBy adminOctober 24, 2017
The deputy editor of the independent radio station Ekho Moskvy who was hospitalized earlier this week after being stabbed is making a speedy recovery
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U.S. Returns Flags From Seized San Francisco Consulate to Russia

NewsBy adminOctober 24, 2017
Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister repeated Moscow’s warnings that it reserves the right to take retaliatory steps against Washington
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At This Spectral Subway Platform, Trains Approach But Never Arrive

Arts & CultureBy adminOctober 24, 2017
An otherworldly art installation debuts at the Renwick just in time for Halloween
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Russian Wheat Exports Could Lead to Bread Shortages in St. Petersburg

NewsBy adminOctober 24, 2017
A shortage of wagons for wheat transport is a cause of concern for the governor
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Top Russian Journalists Sue FSB Over Telegram Encryption Demands

NewsBy adminOctober 24, 2017
“We believe that this affects our right to confidential communication with sources of information,” the journalists said
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Video Glorifying Russian Mercenaries in Syria Trends on Youtube

NewsBy adminOctober 24, 2017
The Wagner private contractor group is believed to have played central roles in conflicts in Ukraine and Syria
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Russian Opposition Activist Dies After Being Attacked With Iron Rod

NewsBy adminOctober 24, 2017
Alexei Stroganov fell into a coma after the assault and never regained consciousness
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Investigation Reveals Putin’s Inner Circle Has Amassed $24 Bln Fortune

NewsBy adminOctober 24, 2017
Estimates of Putin’s private wealth vary, from the officially declared 8.9 million rubles ($133,000) to as high as $200 billion
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Navalny (Really) Can’t Run for President, Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office Says

NewsBy adminOctober 24, 2017
The head of Russia’s Central Elections Commission said in October Navanly could only run in 2028
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First Naturalized Russians Take New Oath of Allegiance

NewsBy adminOctober 24, 2017
A new law requiring naturalized Russians to recite an oath of allegiance took effect in September
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Exploring Russia’s Rural Airports

NewsBy adminOctober 23, 2017
Forget your preconceptions of how airports should look.
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Why Did So Few Novels Tackle the 1918 Pandemic?

Arts & CultureBy adminOctober 23, 2017
Surprisingly few U.S. writers touched by the 1918 pandemic wrote about it. But flu lit appears more popular today than ever
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Russia’s Interfax News Agency Site Down After Hack

NewsBy adminOctober 23, 2017
The source of the attack has not yet been determined
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Russia’s 2018 World Cup Costs Soar Another $600 Million

NewsBy adminOctober 23, 2017
A decree signed by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday did not state the reason for the latest increase
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Russian Police Threaten to Kill Navalny Supporters After They Compare Police Wages to Sweden

NewsBy adminOctober 23, 2017
The video culminates with the officer calling the video’s author a ‘Swedish homosexual’
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Sobchak Campaign Teams Up With Igor Malashenko, Who Once Helped Yeltsin

NewsBy adminOctober 23, 2017
“You can laugh at me, but I understand show business”
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A Fresh Look for Smithsonian’s Oldest Art Museum

Arts & CultureBy adminOctober 23, 2017
The Freer’s renovation comes with a new thematic presentation of Asian Art—and the Peacock Room is reopened, as well
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‘Madman’ Attacker Denies Trying to Kill Ekho Journalist Felgenhauer

NewsBy adminOctober 23, 2017
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on a conference call on Tuesday that Felgenhauer was attacked by a “madman.”
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Pussy Riot ‘Slightly Occupies’ Trump Tower

NewsBy adminOctober 23, 2017
“We came to occupy Trump Tower to call attention to political prisoners,” Pussy Riot wrote in a Facebook post on Monday.
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Moscow Mayor Sobyanin Seeks New Term to ‘Finish Reforms’

NewsBy adminOctober 23, 2017
Sobyanin’s plans to relocate around 10 percent of Moscow’s population sparked mass demonstrations this summer
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Moscow Gang Accused of ‘Purging’ Homeless People Sentenced

NewsBy adminOctober 23, 2017
Three of the defendants were found to have psychiatric illnesses
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Radio Station Publishes Security Footage of Man Who Stabbed Russian Radio Host

NewsBy adminOctober 23, 2017
The man then pepper-sprays the guard and then ducks under a turnstile, running into the building
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Russia Accuses U.S. of Stealing Seized San Francisco Consulate Archives

NewsBy adminOctober 23, 2017
Another episode in the San Francisco consulate saga
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Ekho Moskvy Editor Felgenhauer Expected to Survive Stabbing Attack

NewsBy adminOctober 22, 2017
Venediktov told Radio Svoboda that doctors had said she was in a “medium serious” condition and had lost a lot of blood, but that her life was not in danger.
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Russia’s Journalism Union Blames State TV For Stabbing Attack on Editor

NewsBy adminOctober 22, 2017
Russia’s Union of Journalists added the stabbing to a roster of recent attacks against journalists in Russia
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Ekho Moskvy Radio Station Editor Stabbed in Moscow

NewsBy adminOctober 22, 2017
Felgenhauer has been hospitalized and her life is reportedly not under threat
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MT Classic: A Foreigner’s Nightmare in Dubrovka

NewsBy adminOctober 22, 2017
When Svetlana Gubareva woke up in a Moscow hospital, one of the first things she heard was President Vladimir Putin offering condolences to the families of the 129 hostages who died in the Dubrovka theater
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What a Pair of Empty Blackboards Can Teach Us About Art and Social Change

Arts & CultureBy adminOctober 22, 2017
Can art alter the course of history? Should artists even try? Joseph Beuys said yes and yes
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TV Host Tapped for Russia’s New Gender Equality Post

NewsBy adminOctober 22, 2017
The Duma will reportedly discuss the establishment of the new representative office on Tuesday
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First Snow Falls on Moscow

NewsBy adminOctober 22, 2017
The white winter’s comfort has arrived
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Russian Actress and CEO Accuses Weinstein of Sexual Harassment

NewsBy adminOctober 19, 2017
The actress said Weinstein invited her to his hotel in Venice
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Siberian Funeral Homes Deny Moscow Construction Caused Tombstone Shortage

NewsBy adminOctober 19, 2017
Three funeral homes in the Siberian city of Omsk told RBC on Friday that they are not experiencing difficulties with granite deliveries.
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Coming Unglued in Russian

NewsBy adminOctober 19, 2017
Want to know the meaning of закон подлости? It’s when you go south to improve your health and come back sicker than when you left.
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Moscow Court Rules Against Gay Uzbek Journalist’s Asylum Claim

NewsBy adminOctober 19, 2017
Nurmatov’s lawyer said after the decision that a number of violations were committed during the process
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At Valdai, Putin Didn’t Announce His Presidential Bid. This Is What He Did Say

NewsBy adminOctober 19, 2017
“In our country, anything is possible.”
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Russia’s Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky Keeps PhD, Despite Plagiarism Allegations

NewsBy adminOctober 19, 2017
Russia’s Higher Attestation Commission has convened behind closed doors to decide whether to rescind Vladimir Medinsky’s doctorate in historical sciences
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RT Refuses U.S. Request to Register as Foreign Agent

NewsBy adminOctober 19, 2017
Russian senators are reportedly preparing to blacklist U.S. outlets in Russia is response
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Moscow Construction Leads to Tombstone Shortage in Siberia

NewsBy adminOctober 19, 2017
To compensate for the shortages, granite imports from China and Ukraine have reportedly increased
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Russians Forget Incidents at Home But Remember Those Abroad — Poll

NewsBy adminOctober 19, 2017
Events in Ukraine, North Korea, and Syria ranked in the top five most mentioned events
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That Was the Moscow That Was

NewsBy adminOctober 19, 2017
If you lived in Moscow in the 90s, you’ll remember this
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What’s Behind Ksenia Sobchak’s ‘Against All’ Bid for the Presidency?

NewsBy adminOctober 18, 2017
She is a socialite and former reality TV presenter, turned opposition activist, then opposition journalist and — now — presidential candidate
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These Collegiate Innovators Are at the Vanguard of Technology and Art

Arts & CultureBy adminOctober 18, 2017
A massive three-day festival spotlights the achievements of the Atlantic Coast Conference
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Who’s Paying for Sobchak’s $17M Presidential Campaign?

NewsBy adminOctober 18, 2017
Big business could fund the majority of Sobchak’s $17.4 million campaign, an asset that Kremlin-backed candidates enjoy.
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Why Ksenia Sobchak Is Running for President (Op-ed)

NewsBy adminOctober 18, 2017
Mark Galeotti explains how Sobchak’s campaign can reshape the Russian presidential election landscape.
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Sanders Campaign Aide to Work on Sobchak’s Presidential Bid

NewsBy adminOctober 18, 2017
The Belarusian-born consultant helped two opposition politicians gain an unprecedented number of seats in Moscow in September
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Protesters Beware, Russian Law Enforcement Could Soon Wield Stun Shields

NewsBy adminOctober 18, 2017
The manufacturing company Mart Group is developing a non-lethal stun shield for riot police to use in 2018
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How This Vienna Suburb Became the Center of the “Raw Art” Movement

Arts & CultureBy adminOctober 17, 2017
Once a psychiatric clinic, the Art Brut Center Gugging now serves as a museum exhibiting the works of some of the world’s best self-taught artists
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