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1. A Russian Answer to the Olympics?

Russia hosts a "rival" game this month in Kazan. 

Tags: international relations, kazan, olympics
2. A Bare Cat-art-strophe in Kazan

An indignant social media user called out an artist for her choice of subject in the heart of Kazan, but there’s another side to the story – a backside, if you will.

Tags: artwork, painting, naked, social media, kazan, artist, art
3. Russia's Olympic Bid

Russia is hoping to host the Olympics for the third time – in 2036.

Tags: rostov, Rostov-on-Don, kazan, doping, olympics
4. Stampede for Sales and Sweets

Looks like Black Friday isn’t the only dangerous shopping day: a Kazan stampede over... bananas.

Tags: ulan ude, kazan
5. Kazan Witnesses Transgender Marriage

The bride said that they encountered no problems because they had already changed their appearance to look like a traditional man and woman, and had received new documents that reflect their gender identity.

Tags: kazan, marriage, lgbt
6. Swipe Me! Eat Me! Watch Me!

Tinder, fish soup, and wakeboarding — these make both entertaining pastimes and fantastic publicity stunts.

Tags: kazan, russian food, food, don, rostov, fish, tinder, Petersburg, st. petersburg
7. Absence (of Sugar and Corgis) Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

Life can be rocky, whether it’s because you can’t see a corgi movie, or because you’re a dead fictional character.

Tags: Tyumen, Kazan, ballet, nutcracker
8. Sviyazhsk

A fortress town built half a millennium ago by Ivan the Terrible (to conquer Kazan) is enjoying a new life as a cultural tourism destination.

Tags: kazan, tatar, tourism, culture, sviyazhsk
9. 8 Perfect Pitstops Along the Trans-Siberian Railway

In 1891, Russian Tsar Alexander III signed a document initiating the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway. And not only is it the longest railway in the world; it's got some interesting stops along the line, too.

Tags: trans-siberian railway, siberia, tour, travel, moscow, kazan, lake baikal, irkutsk, ulan ude, mongolia, mircorp
By Emily Kelso

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