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January 25, 6:00 PM

First Look: Russia's Electric Car

by Russia! Staff

Mikhail Prokhorov, Russia's richest man and soon-to-be owner of the New Jersey Nets, is financing the electric budget car project. Details and first images of the vehicle after the jump.

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January 16, 1:00 PM

It's Illegal To Demand $500 Million in Bribes

by Tatyana Bokova-Foley
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.
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January 21, 6:15 AM
Mikhail Sheferd wrote: Perhaps you should correct the headline? I believe the number is something like 5 to 15 million, but you'll have to go to…
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January 15, 7:00 PM

Carrying $1 Million In Cash Around Moscow Is Still Dangerous

by Tatyana Bokova-Foley
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.
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December 31, 8:00 AM

President Medvedev Addresses the Nation, Facebook Users

by Russia! Staff
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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February 7, 6:46 AM
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December 30, 1:50 PM

The Hermitage Museum Reluctantly Lowers Ticket Prices for Foreigners

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.
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December 28, 3:40 PM

Top Russian News Stories of 2009

by Russia! Staff
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.
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December 22, 4:00 PM

Cybersquatters Delay Launch of Burger King in Moscow

by Tatyana Bokova-Foley
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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December 21, 8:00 AM

Rumor: Brittany Murphy Dies After Attending VIP Party in Moscow

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October 28, 1:00 PM

I Consist of Birds, Rabbits, Frogs

by Russia! Staff
We interrupt your blog to briefly note how excited we are to bring one of Russia's most interesting artists into RUSSIA! Limited Edition Series. Take a look at Masha Krasnova-Shabaeva's prints.
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December 10, 11:00 PM

Adolf Hitler's Fate Mystery Solved: KGB Burned His Body in 1970

by Russia! Staff
CNN reported today that the remains of Adolf Hitler were burned in 1970 by the KGB operatives at the German military base.
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December 5, 10:00 PM

Video: Fire In the City of Perm Kills 100

by Russia! Staff
A fire broke out in a night club in Perm, an industrial city in Urals, killing over a 100 people and injuring dozens.
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December 3, 10:00 AM

The Jig is Up, Was Brought to You by the Government

by Julia Ioffe
I knew it. That popular music-channel hip-hop show promoting “a healthy lifestyle” was not for realisies, but was instead a propaganda ploy.
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November 15, 2:00 PM

Someone Finally Got Vladimir Putin to Say “Break-dance”

by Julia Ioffe
So for months now I’ve been watching this show when I go the gym here in Moscow. It runs on Muz-TV, the Russian MTV-analog, and it’s called “Battle for Respect: Start Today!”
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December 15, 9:37 AM
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November 13, 10:30 PM

Moscow's Mayor Sues The New York Times and Wins

by Russia! Staff
This Friday, Moscow District Court issued a judgement against The New York Times for defamation of the Moscow Mayor. Kommersant, a Russian business daily newspaper, reports that Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov filed a lawsuit against the Times and its reporter Clifford Levy for statements which "are false and give the mayor the negative image."
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