Issue 4269. Last Updated: 11/07/2009

In the Spotlight

By Anna Malpas
This week, Russia celebrated the Day of Family, Love and Fidelity, a holiday that dates all the way back to last year, when first lady Svetlana Medvedeva snapped her manicured fingers and decided that on July 8 there should be an oddly shaped bench, a cheesy pop concert and lots of daisies.

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