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There are 8 item(s) tagged with the keyword "rural".

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1. The Roof Will Be Yellow and Blue Again

A man painted "No to War" on his car and his roof in the colors of the Ukrainian flag, but was investigated for "terrorism."

Tags: police, political repression, war in ukraine, rural, dissent
2. Shrek Lives in Kirov Oblast

Russia has everything, including Shrek's house.

Tags: media, environment, rural, kirov, movies
3. Dacha Life

A look at the history and cultural influence of dachas.

Tags: soviet, rural, dacha
4. A Village School

As if trapped in a time warp, a remote village school in the Mari El Republic preserves a largely forgotten style of schooling, mostly cut off from the twenty-first century.

Tags: education, school, rural, mary el
5. How to Survive in Russia

This week's Odder News features three survival stories: survival in the Russian wilderness, on the internet, and in a world filled with cell phones.

Tags: social media, health, Internet, rural, Russian Far East
6. Grandpa Cuckoo

What do you do with a thief and miscreant who just won’t stop thieving? Why, send him off to St. Petersburg of course.

Tags: rural, village
7. Someone Else's Granny

Even when you do a good deed, you need to pay attention, or you may chart a new road to humility.

Tags: babushkas, village, church, rural
8. Nikolayev and Lyuska

“Nikolayev hated the cat, wet socks, and his mother-in-law.”

Tags: cats, rural, village

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