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News
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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Travel
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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March 3, 7:53 AM
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Food
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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News
December 21, 8:00 AM

Rumor: Brittany Murphy Dies After Attending VIP Party in Moscow

by Tatyana Bokova-Foley
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Art
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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News
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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Politics
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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Music
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
Peter Howard wrote: A20 Real Estate for Cyprus Property. Cyprus is the new and exiting destination for Russian buyers of overseas…
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Media
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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December 15, 9:37 AM
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Film
November 12, 11:00 AM

Russian Filmmakers Try To Conquer Western Market

by Russia! Staff
The Russian Film Week starts in New York this Friday, premiering 13 award-winning Russian films produced over the last year. This is the 9th time the Russian Film Week is brought to New York, but this year is different: the event is designed for the English-speaking audience and the media. That's what the Russian government, which funds most of the film industry, demands.
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News
November 12, 8:00 AM

Video: Vitaly Ginzburg, Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist Dies at 93

by Russia! Staff
Vitaly Ginzburg, a physics genius, whose career spanned 7 decades and included development of the hydrogen bomb warheads as well as the work on superconductivity, for which he shared a Nobel prize in 2003, died this week.
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November 12, 8:47 AM
Mona Simmons wrote: He seems so nice! I feel t was a pleasure and an adventure work and study with him. He taught at MGU, right?…
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Politics
November 3, 9:00 AM

Bond, Neutral Observer Bond

by Julia Ioffe
In Moscow, Halloween is celebrated by exactly 4% of Russians and is usually a holiday for going to clubs while dressed in a ridiculous fashion, which is basically a holiday for people who would spend their Saturday nights going to clubs while dressed in a ridiculous fashion anyway.
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Media
November 2, 9:00 AM

Beautiful Naked Russian Girls Still Improve Magazine Sales

by Tatyana Bokova-Foley
Successfully fighting the severe media recession, a popular magazine uses its glossy pages as God intended: to print photos of stunning naked Russian go-go dancers.
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Food
October 31, 2:00 PM

Oligarchs Dine at Nello, Primarily

by Tatyana Bokova-Foley
Not one, but two high profile Russian oligarchs, Mikhail Prokhorov and Roman Abramovich, dined at Nello Restaurant in New York City in the last week. Combined, they spent over $71,000 on two meals.
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