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| It's Illegal To Demand $500 Million in Bribesby Tatyana Bokova-Foley | Carrying $1 Million In Cash Around Moscow Is Still Dangerousby Tatyana Bokova-Foley | President Medvedev Addresses the Nation, Facebook Users by Russia! Staff | | The figures are out on the volume of bribery in Russia and they are staggering. Experts estimate that bribery accounts for 20% to 30% of Russia's GDP. To prove the experts right, a police detective demanded a multimillion-dollar bribe and got arrested in Moscow. | If you decide to go around Moscow with $1 Million in your bag, here is an advice: Don't. It sounds like a silly advice, doesn't it? But it is not. | It’s no secret that Russians disproportionately adore the New Year. At least we used to, back in Brezhnev’s early ’80s, when it was the only truly private holiday aside from one’s birthday: intimate, all-inclusive, apolitical, non-denominational. |
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| The Hermitage Museum Reluctantly Lowers Ticket Prices for Foreigners by Tatyana Bokova-Foley | Top Russian News Stories of 2009 by Russia! Staff | Cybersquatters Delay Launch of Burger King in Moscow by Tatyana Bokova-Foley | | One good thing about being a Russian citizen is that you could enjoy the "Russian citizens prices" in some hotels and museums around the country, which often are 30% to 50% lower than those for the foreign nationals. Sounds a bit like discrimination against foreigners? Well, it is. | We'd like to join the end-of-the-year lists party and bring you a peculiar interactive list of the top Russian news stories of 2009. That is, the list that shows what the people in Russia thought were the top news stories. Oh, wait! The list shows what the Russian media said and what the people in Russia thought were the main stories. | Burger King and its Russian partners pushed back the launch of the fast food chain in Russia, citing difficulties in regaining ownership of the brand's domain name in Russia, according to Kommersant, a daily business newspaper. |
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| THE ROLLING R: OUR AWARD FOR BEST RUSSIAN ACCENT IN HOLLYWOOD
Comrades and Lady-Comrades, let's do this thing. Here are four best
“Russian-acting actors” of 2008. The winner by online acclamation
will be announced soon. A ceremony (seriously) will follow.
In the meantime, vote
for your favorite.
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