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- 1. Politics and Technology: And never the twain should meet
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To selfie or not to selfie? That is the question, or at least one of the questions, addressed this week.
- By Irina Bukharin
- 2. Overheard
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Notable quotes from around the Russiasphere.
- By The Editors
- 3. 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
- 4. 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
- 5. #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
- 6. 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
- 7. 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
- 8. 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
- 9. 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
- 10. 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
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