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Walking and Laughing with ArtistsBy John Freedman
"Moscow does not believe in tears" is not just the title of a film that once won the foreign film Oscar. It is a phrase that, perhaps, characterizes Russia's capital city better than any other combination of six words.
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Building Burton ParkBy Julia Phillips
Snowboard manufacturer Burton's official distributor in Russia held a countrywide contest rewarding cities with new snow parks, and the comparatively small Petropavlovsk was in the running.
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Mother Faces Homicide Charges for Unknowingly Feeding Daughter Poisonous MushroomsBy Peter Spinella
A 24-year-old mother who mistakenly fed poisonous mushrooms to her daughter and her friend's daughter faces five years in jail after the girls died in an Ulyanovsk hospital.
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The Kids Are All RightBy Clare Taylor
The Muscovite "get out of my way" attitude can be overwhelming when you first arrive here, but if you come to Moscow with young children in tow, the situation is completely different.
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Russia Attempts to Institutionalize Government TransparencyBy Ben Aris
Russia's anti-corruption drive may not be going very fast, nor is it producing much in the way of results, but the Kremlin's efforts are slowly being institutionalized.
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Moscow to Tackle Problem of Unmannerly WaitersBy Ezekiel Pfeifer
If you live in Moscow long enough, you get used to dreadful service. The scowling cashiers, the flippant waiters—everyone has their horror stories. But generally, you get over it.
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Moscow Launches Tourism CampaignBy Ravi Kumar
Late last year, Russian government announced a multi-billion dollar plans to improve infrastructure, train specialists and launch major advertising campaign to attract tourists to Russia. This year the Moscow state government has taken the initiative and launched an international advertising and promotional program to promote Moscow as a tourist destination in various international markets.
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Despite Promises, Russian Draftees Are Fighting and Dying in the North CaucasusBy Paul Goble
Despite repeated promises by senior Moscow officials and the explicit provisions of several laws, Russian draftees are being sent to fight and die in the hotspots of the North Caucasus, a situation a major Moscow paper is calling attention to and one likely to spark both more resistance to the draft and more questions about Russia's policies in that region.
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Man Sentenced for Murder After Seer Predicts PrisonBy Carl Schreck
Enraged after a Gypsy woman saw a stint in the slammer in his future, a Kemerovo man stabbed two people to death.
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