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1. Medical tourism, space tourism, imaginary tourism: A Moon landing is on the horizon. Eurovision, with its typical set of scandals, is on an even closer horizon. And on your way, why not stop by Red Square for some dental work?; Tags: russia, cosmonaut, eurovision, tourism; By Alice E.M. Underwood

2. Elton John Crocodile Rocks the Kremlin: Sir Elton John's much-vaunted visit with Putin, Eurovision for kids, setting doors on fire, and other great performances – all in one little week.; Tags: elton john, putin, kremlin, eurovision, pavlensky, lgbt; By Alice E.M. Underwood

3. Catchy beats and milk-soaked scuffles: Russia's physics-defying display at Eurovision. Bullying via dairy products. Plus some saucy presidential pecking – on the lips.; Tags: Eurovision, journalism, Putin, Trump, zoo, Navalny, selfie, milk; By Alice E.M. Underwood

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Notable events on this day in Russian history

1556: Ivan the Terrible decrees an explicit connection between landholding and military service. Anyone who possessed an estate had to provide a fully equipped, mounted man-at-arms for every 400 acres of arable land, with an additional horse for distant campaigns

1862: Petersburg State Conservatory named for Rimsky-Korsakov founded

1945: US ends Lend-Lease program to the Soviet Union.

1970: Soviet Luna 16 space probe landed on the moon and collected samples of lunar soil. It was the first robotic probe to land on the Moon and return a sample to Earth (four days later). American manned craft had already landed on the moon and brought back samples.

1993: Azerbaijan's parliament voted to rejoin the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).