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Business
May 27, 8:00 PM

Russia's Richest Man Likely to Beat The Shit Out of Someone

by Tatyana Bokova-Foley

We have to interrupt your blog briefly to keep you up to date with Russia's richest man Mikhail Prokhorov's news. This week he is planning to kick some yet to be identified ass. Since Prokhorov is not only the richest Russian ($19.5 billion), but also one of the tallest (6.75'), we have to take his words seriously.

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June 2, 8:20 PM
Pablo Tycassoj wrote: Beat the shit OUT of them maybe?
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Taste of Russia, by Darra Goldstein

The top-rated, top-selling cookbook of Russian cuisine. Full of literary citations, descriptions of how food and culture mesh, history, and of course really fine recipes. Slate magazine: "cerebral... prose rooted in hands-on kitchen advice." "This is simply the best and most complete book on Russian cooking in English." -- Suzanne Massie
Live from LJ
May 29, 12:00 AM

05/29/09: Putin, Schoolgirls and Tanks Under Your Blanket

by Marina Galperina
The Russian blogosphere conveniently, if bafflingly, revolves around LJ. Each week, RUSSIA! scans the chatter and brings you the top five topics.
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Made in Russia
May 28, 12:00 PM

Filya, Hrusha, Stepahska and Karkusha Will Put You To Sleep

by Marina Galperina
Since Soviet times, these humble hand puppets have lead Russian children into primordial explorations of morals, codes of behavior, and neuroses. Filya the dog, Hrusha the piglet, Stepashka the baby rabbit, and Karkusha the crow (not pictured, fondly remembered) came to many of us on a nightly television program Good Night, Little Ones! They hopped around, talked and did stuff - then there was a cartoon! Though the actual adventures of our talking-animal friends have faded from memory, we know that each one was special, with its own traits, dreams, and personality disorders.
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May 25, 9:00 AM

Alina Kabaeva, Rumored to Have an Affair with Vladimir Putin, Gives Birth To Son

by Tatyana Bokova-Foley
Russian Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics Alina Kabaeva, who was rumored to have an affair with President Vladimir Putin, gave birth to son in Moscow earlier this week. Russian media kept conspicuously quiet about Kabaeva's pregnancy and personal life.
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Architecture
May 23, 10:00 PM

Moscow Is at War With Ugly Buildings (and Might Be Loosing)

by Tatyana Bokova-Foley
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Russia! Editions: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

This limited edition print is an illustration for "Alice's Adventurers in Wonderland", where Wonderland is actually Moscow (which is very nearly true.) The illustration was made specifically for Russia! magazine.

"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"
Books
May 21, 12:00 AM

Book Review: The Secret Speech

by Alexander Nazaryan
British novelist Tom Rob Smith plays CSI: Moscow in his new detective novel
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May 6, 12:00 PM

It Was Only a Small Yacht Anyway

by Julia Ioffe
Roman Abramovich has a problem, a gambling problem. His girlfriend, 26 year-old socialite Dasha Zhukova, gave him hell for it so he simply moved his habit online, to the "Everest Room." And then, last week, he lost a yacht in a poker game. Reportedly.
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May 23, 2:34 AM
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Travel
May 23, 12:00 AM

Paul McCartney, come to Yekaterinburg already!

by Tatyana Bokova-Foley
Now Yekaterinburg, an industrial city in the Ural mountains, has another landmark besides the church which marks the place where the last Russian tsar Nickolas the Second and his family were murdered, burned, cut into pieces and dropped in a mine. Now the city has its own Beatles monument. Why? No particular reason. They just love the Beatles.
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May 23, 2:36 AM
Bear Bones wrote: They should do a Laika monument. Much more appropriate.
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Made in Russia
May 18, 10:00 PM

Russian Titling Dolls

by Marina Galperina
For generations of Soviet children, this was their first toy. The Russian Tilting Doll - Nevalashka - is a classic. This leering, snowman-round, colorful girl-creature is an iconic artifact and fuzzy, ting-a-ling memory for most, even those who arrived into childhood after the fall of the Union.
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Live from LJ
May 22, 7:00 AM

05/22/09: Greetings from Gulgag and Sovt. Porn

by Marina Galperina
The Russian blogosphere conveniently, if bafflingly, revolves around LJ. Each week, RUSSIA! scans the chatter and brings you the top five topics.
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Leonid Sokov at Tilton Gallery, NYC: May 26 - July 9, 2009

Tilton Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of sculpture by Russian artist Leonid Sokov. This is the artist’s first solo exhibition at the Tilton Gallery and his first solo exhibition in New York since 1994. The opening reception will be held May 26, from 6-8 PM and the exhibition continues through July 9, 2009.
Music
May 17, 12:00 PM

Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy Baimurat, From Warehouse to Web Stardom and Beyond

by Marina Galperina
Ladies and gentlemen, meet Jimmy. Perhaps the most charming of all Russian YouTube sensations, the Tajik loading worker in a small town near Moscow performs a heartbreaking version of the Bollywood classic "Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy Aaja" in a warehouse.
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Live from LJ
May 15, 11:00 AM

05/15/09: Viral Squabbles with Swedes, Girl Problems and Other Weekly Maladies

by Marina Galperina
The Russian blogosphere conveniently, if bafflingly, revolves around LJ. Each week, RUSSIA! scans the chatter and brings you the top five topics.
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