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- 1. Overheard
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Notable quotes from around the Russiasphere.
- By The Editors
- 2. Musical Chairs and Clones
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Some notes on Russia's not so new cabinet and a new breakthrough in cloning of governors.
- By The Editors
- 3. Pop music, Pythons, and Kindergarten on the Run
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An anti-politics pop song, the drive against Hollywood, and education for deer herders. Plus, Putin, pianos, and pythons.
- By Alice E.M. Underwood
- 4. #Russiagate, Demos & Alaska
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Continuing scandal, new demonstrations, a sesquicentenial and a linguistic smackdown. Just another week here at TWERF.
- By The Editors
- 5. The Kremlin on Ice
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Convicts carve up the Kremlin, an assassin wins a prize, and governors drop like flies. Actually, that all sounds a lot worse than what happened. Find out for yourself.
- By Alice E.M. Underwood
- 6. The spy who stayed out in the cold
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Some people see spies everywhere. Other people just see dumpsters, birds, snow, dogs, boars, or artists seeking political asylum. (That's at least 4 separate stories).
- By Alice E.M. Underwood
- 7. 5 Pearls of Wisdom from Fazil Iskander
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Fazil Iskander, a missile in the world of Soviet literature, passed away on July 31. Here are five of his pearls of wisdom on humor, science, politics, Stalin, and the Russian soul.
- By Alice E.M. Underwood
- 8. Rudolf Nureyev's Great Leap to Freedom
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Ballet great Rudolf Nureyev leapt out of Soviet jurisdiction and into the wider world of Western ballet on June 16, 1961. His leap was as much a political move as a dance move.
- By Alice E.M. Underwood
- 9. A kick in the face of public taste
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This week in Russia saw a whole lot of beatdowns: on international corruption, candy stores, and even Buddha.
- By Alice E.M. Underwood
- 10. What the Panama Papers Mean for Russia: The Basics
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The Panama Papers shocked the world this week with tales of corruption among the cream of the world's political crop. Here's what the allegations mean for Russian politics, economics, and society.
- By Alice E.M. Underwood
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