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1. "We Shouldn't Feel Fear"

A blogger uploaded a video message to Putin, saying people were afraid of him. Two days later, she thanked him.

Tags: social issues, politics, Instagram, dissent, putin, internet
2. An Oasis for Russian Jokes

There's a surprising space where Russians find safe space for topical humor and how they comment on what's happening in the country. 

Tags: humor, Telegram, VKontakte, sociology, joke, restrictions, social media, Instagram
3. The Post that Angered a City

The wife of a Novosibirsk legislator mocked the city on Instagram, leading to questions about her lifestyle.

Tags: corruption, france, Instagram, politics, united russia, novosibirsk
4. Give me Your Data... or Your Rubles

Three American tech leaders, Tinder, Whatsapp, and Snapchat, are being sued in a Russian court. 

Tags: Instagram, law, court, Facebook, technology
5. Slavify Your Instagram Feed

Start the new year off right by adding a little more Russian art to your social media platforms. 

Tags: social media, sculpture, artwork, street art, Instagram, artist, art
6. Being the Face Sans Facebook

"The president’s website is working. There are no problems.”

– On October 4 Press Secretary for the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov reassured the public that not even Facebook can take down the President’s site.
Tags: Internet, social media, instagram, whatsapp, facebook, president, website, putin, peskov
7. Musician's Poetic Response to Sentencing

A well-known musician posted a poem in response to the sentencing of his friend, the actor Mikhail Yefremov.

Tags: Instagram, music
8. Happiness, Ants, and a Cold Winter

“Alla Borisovna [Pugacheva] drank not the elixir of youth, but the elixir of happiness.”

 – A fan’s post on Maxim Galkin's Instagram account, in reaction to a new photo of the couple

Tags: weather, Instagram
9. Russia's Instamamas

Forbes recently released a list of the highest-earning Instagram bloggers in Russia, several of whom use their account to share details of motherhood.

Tags: social media, Instagram
10. Meet Russia's favorite sable

Siberian sable fur was once Russia's biggest luxury export, but now we can't get enough of Instagram star Umora, the sable inspiring Russians to never look at fur coats again.

Tags: internet, instagram, animals, fur

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