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1. Pelevin Perplexes

After twenty years outside the public eye, celebrated author Viktor Pelevin comes to Moscow to greet fans and sign books. Or does he?

Tags: social media, media, science fiction, mystery, author, fantasy
2. Cloudy With a Chance of Milkshakes

A usual weather phenomenon called "Milky Rain" occurred recently in the Moscow region, but it wasn't nearly as delicious as it sounds. 

Tags: social media, mystery, weather, Moscow
3. Dyatlov Pass Conspiracy Theories Laid to Rest... Or Not?

New models attempt to put an end to all Dyatlov Pass conspiracies for all eternity... but do they have a chance of succeeding?

Tags: navalny, avalanche, Urals, dyatlov, mystery, law
4. Case Closed on Dyatlov Pass?

Was it aliens? Secret nuclear testing? Bigfoot? The Russian Prosecutor-General's office claims to have solved one of Soviet Russia's most perplexing mysteries.

Tags: law, mystery, dyatlov, Urals
5. The Samovar Murders

The murder of a poet is always more than a murder. When a famous writer is brutally stabbed on the campus of Moscow’s Lumumba University, the son of a recently deposed African president confesses, and the case assumes political implications that no one wants any part of.

Tags: world war ii, mystery, Moscow, KGB, Matyushkin
6. Method Acting

Here's a suggestion for improving your Russian: watch Russian TV. But which TV? Here's a suggestion...

Tags: television, russian language, mystery
By Robert Blaisdell
7. Scents and Scents-Ability

There's a new Russian-language detective show on Netflix. It's a bit like Gogol meets House meets Sherlock. 

Tags: mystery, television
By Bob Blaisdell
8. Murder and the Muse

KGB Chief Andropov has tapped Matyushkin to solve a brazen jewel heist from Picasso’s wife at the posh Metropole Hotel. But when the case bleeds over into murder, machinations, and international intrigue, not everyone is eager to see where the clues might lead.

Tags: mystery, Moscow, KGB, Matyushkin
9. Interview with the author

Text of an interview Pet Hawk author Dmitry Chen gave to Moscow News, upon the release of the book in Russian, in 2007.

Tags: the silk road trilogy, Dmitry Chen, interview, literature, mystery

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