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Medvedev's favorites Deep Purple to roll across Russia
this fall
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2008-130, July 11, 2008. |
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The Dancing Bear in the Grand
Russian Round and Round
From Robert Bowie; JRL #2008-110, June 6, 2008.
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HealthProm Summer Party
[in London, June
12, 2008, featuring Russian soloists,
Russian music]
Invitation to David Johnson's UK readers
From HealthProm Charity; JRL #2008-109, June 4, 2008.
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HealthProm Summer Party
[in London, June
12, 2008, featuring Russian soloists,
Russian music]
Invitation to David Johnson's UK readers
From HealthProm Charity; JRL #2008-109, June 4, 2008.
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A Road Less Traveled
Jonathan Dimbleby examines Russia's traditions, stereotypes and politics in his
book and television series for the BBC. Tom Birchenough reports.
By Tom Birchenough, from "Context" by The Moscow Times; JRL #2008-108, June
3, 2008. |
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Culture: Russians Snap Up Home-Grown Contemporary Art
By Chloe Arnold, from
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL #2008-107, June 2, 2008. |
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How to Call a Russian Citizen
By Daria Chernyshova, from The Moscow News;
JRL #2008-106, May 30, 2008. |
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Tretyakov Gallery today: comprehensive or eclectic?
By Anatoly Korolev, from Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2008-104, May 28,
2008. |
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Russia Becomes Country Of Happy People - Poll
From
Interfax; JRL #2008-102, May 23,
2008. |
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Bilan Win Lifts Town and Country
By Francesca Mereu; JRL #2008-103, May 27, 2008. |
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Privatization Of Russian Film
Studios To Be Suspended
From Interfax; JRL #2008-90, May 8, 2008. |
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Russia’s Studio System
By Vladimir Kozlov, from The Moscow News; JRL #2008-90, May 8, 2008. |
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Survival Guide for Expats
By John Wendle, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2008-87, May
6, 2008. |
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BBC TV series about Russia.
From Teresa Cherfas; JRL #2008-87, May 5, 2008. |
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Mail-Order Husband?
By Anna Arutunyan, from The
Moscow News; JRL #2008-80, April 24,
2008.
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New book: The Storks’ Nest:
Life and Love in the Russian Countryside
From Laura Williams; JRL #2008-80, April 24,
2008. |
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Gorky Film Studio To Be
Privatized
From Interfax; JRL #2008-80, April 24,
2008. |
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Russia's Essence
By Daria Chernyshova, from The
Moscow News; JRL #2008-56,
March 14, 2008.
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Revamping Khrushchev's Legacy
[re: apartment blocks]
By Nikita Aronov and Anton Razmakhnin, from
The
Moscow News; JRL #2008-56,
March 14, 2008. |
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Voicing a Protest Vote
Protest band Televizor sings "Your Putin is a Fascist."
By Sergey Chernov, from "Context" by The Moscow Times; JRL #2008-45,
March 1, 2008.
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Lenin’s body may finally be taken out of its Tomb
From Pravda.Ru; JRL #2008-38, Feb.
25, 2008.
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Condition of writer Aksyonov improves
From Interfax; JRL #2008-37, Feb.
21, 2008.
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Lost But Not Forgotten: As the international debate over stolen art continues,
a new online catalogue documents Russia's cultural losses after World War II.
By Marina Kamenev, from "Context" by The Moscow Times; JRL #2008-32, Feb.
14, 2008. |
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Romancing the President:
The hero of a romantic drama closely resembles President Vladimir Putin, but the
film's producer says the screenplay is purely fictional.
By Marina Kamenev, from "Context" by The Moscow Times; JRL #2008-32, Feb.
14, 2008. |
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Let Sculptors Keep
Their Mansion
Moscow Times editorial; JRL #2008-32, Feb. 14, 2008. |
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Bolshoi Theater confirms Artistic Director Ratmansky
will quit in 2009
From Interfax; JRL #2008-25, Feb. 5, 2008. |
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Earning Power and Respect in Today's World
By Daria Chernyshova from The
Moscow News; JRL #2008-23, Feb. 1, 2008. |
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Four in one: that’s how many
celebrations we pack into our winter holidays
By Dmitri Gubin, from Russian
(government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2008-2, Jan. 2, 2008. |
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Solzhenitsyn Turns 89
By Kirill Bessonov, from Moscow News;
JRL #2007-256, Dec. 14, 2007. |
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The Russian language has nothing to fear from the flood
of slang and foreign words it is currently struggling with.
By Victor Sonkin, from "Context" from The Moscow Times; JRL #2007-256,
Dec. 14, 2007. |
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Russian Orthodox Exhibit in
Washington DC: "THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH IN THE 20th CENTURY" [at The
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception]
From Daniel P. Schmidt; JRL #2007-251,
Dec. 6, 2007. |
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HOLIDAY DELIGHT:
THOSE WERE THE DAYS, Concert in Rockville
From Lev Stern; JRL #2007-251,
Dec. 6, 2007. |
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What to Do: Tomorrow's Turkey Day
By
James Marson, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2007-241,
Nov. 21, 2007. |
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Narrowing It Down to One Window [Re: Bureaucracy]
By Nikolaus von Twickel, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2007-241,
Nov. 21, 2007. |
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Rebels with some Prose:
Exploring the New Categories of Modern Russian Fiction
By Dmitry Babich, from Russia Profile; JRL #2007-241,
Nov. 21, 2007. |
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Russia: New 'War and Peace' Plays Up Glorious Past
By Chloe Arnold, from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL #2007-235,
Nov. 13, 2007. |
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Russians Proud Of Their Country - Poll
From Interfax; JRL #2007-201,
Sept. 24, 2007. |
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Russian Ladies: Debutantes of
the Ball
By Robert Bridge, from The
Moscow News; JRL #2007-201,
Sept. 24, 2007. |
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Contemporary Russian Art Newsletter No. 10 Now
Online
From Thomas Campbell; JRL #2007-197,
Sept. 17, 2007. |
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10 Things to Know about Moscow
By Robert Bridge, The Moscow News; JRL #2007-181,
Aug. 24, 2007. |
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Russia: Scholar Challenges
Stereotypes Of Russian Men
From Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL #2007-149,
July 6, 2007. |
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Solzhenitsyn Hopes His Works Will Turn Russia From
Disastrous Failures
From Russian (government) Information
Agency Novosti; JRL #2007-140,
June 25, 2007. |
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Solzhenitsyn Hopes His Works Will Turn Russia From
Disastrous Failures
From Interfax; JRL 2007-136,
June 18, 2007. |
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When You’re Ashamed of Your Own:
Civilized Russians on Vacation Want to Avoid their Countrymen
By Georgy Bovt, from Russia Profile; JRL 2007-123,
May 31, 2007. |
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Russian president anxious about youth isolation of
cultural roots
From Interfax; JRL 2007-122,
May 30, 2007. |
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Heat in Russia affects work
From Regnum.Ru; JRL 2007-122,
May 28, 2007. |
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Russia: Moscow's
Architectural Heritage Under Threat
By Chloe Arnold, from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL 2007-117,
May 23, 2007. |
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May/June 2007 issue of Russian Life
From Paul Richardson; JRL 2007-104,
May 8, 2007. |
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Contemporary Russian Art Newsletter No. 9 --
Now Online!
From Thomas Campbell; JRL 2007-102,
May 3, 2007. |
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Gridlock Is Costing Moscow Dearly
By Tai Adelaja, from The Moscow Times; JRL 2007-86,
April 12, 2007. |
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Response to Robert Bridge: Sorry you missed
the funeral.../ JRL#74 [re: book reading]
From Mark Ivanovich Titov; JRL 2007-75,
March 29, 2007. |
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Response to Nabi Abdullaev/
JRL #73 Reading
From Robert Bridge; JRL 2007-74, March 28, 2007. |
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Reading Is Going the Way of the Soviet Union
By Nabi Abdullaev from The Moscow Times;
JRL 2007-73, March 27, 2007. |
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RCAS March 10th Concert [in
Washington, D.C., region]
From Lev Stern; JRL 2007-48,
Feb. 27, 2007. |
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Writer applauds Russian
foreign, criticizes domestic policy
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL 2007-47,
Feb. 26, 2007. |
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Bolshoi Ballet Packing For Washington Tour
From Interfax; JRL 2007-41, Feb. 19, 2007. |
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[Switching back to Julian
calendar:] Deputies Pining for 44 Days of Christmas
By Kevin O'Flynn, from The Moscow Times; JRL 2007-11, Jan.
16, 2007. |
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Concert in Washington:
Masterpieces of Russian Vocal Music
“A Tribute to Feodor Chaliapin”
From Vera Danchenko-Stern; JRL 2007-5, Jan.
9, 2007. |
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THE RUSSIAN MIDDLE CLASS
From Jon Hellevig; JRL 2006-277, Dec. 7, 2006. |
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[Putin] Opening Address at the Meeting with the Culture
and Arts representatives on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of Dmitry
Likhachev’s Birth
Kremlin.Ru transcript; JRL 2006-277, Dec. 7, 2006. |
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THE RUSSIAN MARCH THAT WASN’T: MOSCOW AVOIDS A HOLIDAY
POGROM
By Pavel K. Baev, from The Jamestown Foundation's Eurasia Daily
Monitor; JRL 2006-249,
Nov. 6, 2006. |
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[Putin] Speech at the State
Reception devoted to National Unity Day
Kremlin.Ru
transcript; JRL 2006-248,
Nov. 5, 2006. |
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In Search of National Unity:
November Holiday Fails to Create Sense of Identity
By Adam Fuss, from Russia Profile; JRL 2006-248,
Nov. 5, 2006. |
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Re-Interpreting for the
Masses: The New Holiday Is Significant, But Not for Obvious Reasons
By Georgy Bovt, from Russia Profile; JRL 2006-248,
Nov. 5, 2006. |
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Unity Day Generating Division and Defiance
By Nabi Abdullaev, from The Moscow Times; JRL 2006-247,
Nov. 3, 2006. |
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Poll Shows Majority of
Russians 'Negative' on 4 Nov Holiday
From Interfax; JRL 2006-247,
Nov. 3, 2006. |
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About daydreaming
From Fred Andresen; JRL 2006-200,
Sept. 5, 2006. |
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Bolshoi reconstruction on schedule for 2008 completion
- director
From Interfax; JRL 2006-180,
Aug. 9, 2006. |
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Russian Art and cultural Exhibits
From Tom Robinson; JRL 2006-131,
June 7, 2006. |
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Turning Over a New Leaf
Even as the Tretyakov Gallery celebrates its 150th birthday, it has plans to
transform itself into a fully modern, high-tech museum.
By Brian Droitcour, from "Context" by The Moscow Times; JRL 2006-120,
May 23, 2006. |
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A Long Journey Home to Russia:
After a long wait, the first Russian-made screen adaptation of Boris Pasternak's
novel "Doctor Zhivago" is set to air on NTV.
From Najat Idrissi; JRL 2006-105,
May 5, 2006. |
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New book: Montaging Pushkin:
Pushkin and Visions of Modernity in Russian Twentieth-Century Poetry by
Alexandra Smith
From Najat Idrissi; JRL 2006-101,
May 1, 2006. |
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Lenin Lives:
An exhibition offers a rare opportunity to see the collection of the now-closed
Central Lenin Museum.
By Anna Malpas, from "Context" by The Moscow Times; JRL 2006-79,
March 8, 2006. |
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Exhibition Of Living Managers
in Moscow
From Alexander Kaffka; JRL 2006-58,
March 8, 2006. |
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[kultura] Table of contents of online review dealing with Russian culture
From Matthias Neumann; JRL 2006-43,
Feb. 15, 2006. |
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A new book finds that 100 years ago, life in Moscow
wasn't as different as you might think.
By Michele A. Berdy, from "Context" by The Moscow Times;
JRL 2006-13-3, Jan. 13, 2006. |
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20% of Russians say 2005 was better than 2004
From Russian Information Agency Novsoti; JRL #9328,
Dec. 28, 2005. |
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The Year in Books
When Westerners hear the word "Russia," certain associations come to mind.
This year's crop of Russia-related books stayed on message while making a
crucial contribution.
By Rebecca Reich, from "Context" by The Moscow Times;
JRL #9327, Dec. 26, 2005. |
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Living Legend
Moscow celebrates the 80th birthday of prima ballerina Maya Plisetskaya with a
four-evening festival of dance
By Raymond Stults, from "Context" by The Moscow Times; JRL #9294,
Nov. 14, 2005. |
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"Young American Artists" Exhibition in Moscow
From Marc David Miller; JRL #9287, Nov. 4, 2005. |
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Announcement: kultura - Russian
cultural review of the Research Centre for East European Studies
From Publikationsreferat/Matthias Neumann; JRL #9282,
Oct. 31, 2005.http://www.cdi.org/laws/NPT-UNSC.cfm |
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Private and Public Space
Combining a Rude and Very Hospitable Reputation
By Olga Nikitina, from Russia Profile; JRL #9258,
Sept. 29, 2005. |
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Russians work, not rest, at their
dachas
By Daniil Nizamutdinov, from Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL #9248,
Sept. 19, 2005. |
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A Question of Value: What 147
Million People Consider to be the “Good Life”
By Dmitry Polikanov, from Russia Profile; JRL #9248,
Sept. 19, 2005. |
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Russia Leads in
Search for Fun
By Maria Levitov, from The Moscow Times; JRL #9200, July
14, 2005. |
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RE: propiska system
From Westerner living in St. Petersburg; JRL #9193, July
6, 2005. |
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book announcement: Food Culture in Russia and
Central Asia
From Glenn R. Mack; JRL #9192, July 5, 2005. |
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Lack of Trust Carries Heavy Toll
By Alex Fak, from The Moscow Times; JRL #9192, July
5, 2005. |
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RUSSIAN NATIONAL IDENTITY: STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS
By Peter Rutland, from The Jamestown Foundation's Eurasia Daily
Monitor; JRL #9178, June 17, 2005. |
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Russians divided over
state holiday - poll
From Interfax; JRL #9176, June 13, 2005. |
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June 12: holiday for
the nation
By Vasily Kononenko from Russian Information Agency Novosti;
JRL #9175, June 10, 2005. |
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Only 23% of Russians
say Russia is a sovereign state - poll
From Russian Information Agency Novosti;
JRL #9173, June 9, 2005. |
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Re: 9159-Baseball
From Albert L. Weeks; JRL #9160, May 26,
2005. |
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Re 9142/ Trains
From David Pinsky; JRL #9145,
May 10, 2005. |
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Re: 9139- Russian Trains
From Jeremy Busch; JRL #9142,
May 7, 2005. |
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Ninth bulletin from the Moscow
Architecture Preservation Society (MAPS)
From Clem Cecil; JRL #9134,
April 29, 2005. |
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95 PEOPLE DIE EVERY DAY ON
RUSSIA'S ROADS
From Russian Information Agency; JRL #9116,
April 10, 2005. |
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MUSCOVITES HAVE PET &
WILDLIFE WEEKEND
From Russian Information Agency; JRL #9116,
April 10, 2005. |
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Miss Gulag continued
From Zygmunt Dzieciolowski; JRL #9098, March
22, 2005. |
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World's oldest woman
voted for Putin
From Pravda.Ru; JRL #9098, March 22, 2005. |
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The Road to Riches: What's it
like to be a New Russian? According to the first book by "one of them," it's all
about contract killings, cheating husbands and dyed poodles.
By Anna Malpas, from "Context" by The Moscow Times;
JRL #9063, Feb. 22, 2005. |
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RUSSIANS MORE PESSIMISTIC SINCE
2004
From Russian Information Agency Novosti;
JRL #9062, Feb. 21, 2005. |
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Celebrating the Best
in Russian Security
By Kevin O'Flynn, from The Moscow Times;
JRL #9051, Feb. 7, 2005. |
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MOST RUSSIANS BELIEVE
REAL LOVE HAPPENS ONLY ONCE
From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL #9058,
Feb. 12, 2005. |
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RUSSIANS BECOME MORE
TOLERANT TO KISSES IN METRO
From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL #9061,
Feb. 15, 2005. |
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Moscow's homeless
children are in the spotlight at this year's Oscars.
From "Context" by The Moscow Times; JRL #9060,
Feb. 14, 2005. |
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LENIN MAUSOLEUM IN MOSCOW TO
BE CLOSED FOR MAINTENANCE WORK
From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL #9060,
Feb. 14, 2005. |
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'Russian Disneyland' to Rise on Moscow River
By Denis Maternovsky, from The Moscow Times;
JRL #9044, Feb. 1, 2005. |
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RE: 9011-The
Missing Piece
From Frederick Andresen; JRL #9014, Jan. 13,
2005. |
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The State of
Affairs in Russia: the missing piece
From Sarah Glacel; JRL #9011, Jan. 11,
2005. |
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50% OF RUSSIANS
BELIEVE RUSSIA IS IN A DEAD-END
From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL #9012,
Jan. 12, 2005. |
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The
Irrepressible Spirit of New Year's
By Yevgenia Albats, featured in The Moscow Times; JRL #9011, Jan.
11,
2005. |
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Leap year 2004
brings pessimism to Russian society: The hostage crisis in Beslan became the
central event of 2004
From Pravda.Ru; JRL #9006, Jan.
5, 2005. |
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Today is the last
day of 2004 in Moscow
From Jeffrey Barrie; JRL #9001, Jan.
1, 2005. |
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Analysis:
Goodbye To All That
By Julie A. Corwin, from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL #9001, Jan.
1, 2005. |
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Instability,
Amnesty for Yukos Boss in '05
By Nabi Abdullaev, from The Moscow
Times; JRL #9001, Jan.
1, 2005. |
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CAN RUSSIA BE
HELPED BY NAY-SAYERS?
From Arthur Adams; JRL #9001, Jan. 1,
2005.
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Women's Day |
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Russia, ex-Soviet republics celebrate Women's Day
From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL 2006-58,
March 8,
2006. |
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A Celebration With Distant
Origins
How We Arrived at Today’s Women’s Day
By Thomas Rymer, from Russia Profile; JRL 2006-57,
March 7,
2006. |
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RUSSIAN WOMEN: A MIXED RECORD
By Peter Rutland, from The Jamestown
Foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL #9083, March 9,
2005. |
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PRESIDENT PUTIN
CONGRATULATES RUSSIAN WOMEN
From Russian Information Agency Novosti;
JRL #9081, March 8, 2005.
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Olympics |
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Putin announces awards for
Russia's Olympic podium winners
From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL 2006-56,
March 6, 2006.
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Russia's Image
- archive |
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What does it mean to be a
Russian?
From Pravda.Ru; JRL #9328,
Dec. 28, 2005. |
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The Year in Books
When Westerners hear the word "Russia," certain associations come to mind.
This year's crop of Russia-related books stayed on message while making a
crucial contribution.
By Rebecca Reich, from "Context" by The Moscow Times;
JRL #9327, Dec. 26, 2005.
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