... of coarse felt used to make military overcoats? A possible solution — accompanied by spirited sewing patterns — can be found in the old, yellowing pages of a fashion magazine published in Russia in the 1920s. "If you have a piece of cloth about two meters wide, cutting a one-piece seamless coat is a good idea," the journal suggests. "We'll only make cuts for the armholes. The sleeves will have one seam, while the collar will have the shape of half a square." The newspaper...

... Chita on a remote stretch of road leading to Irkutsk near Lake Baikal, Interfax reported. Local residents discovered Okhnita inside a tent he had erected for the night with 30 stab wounds, tayga.info reported. Police discovered his Suzuki motorcycle, clothes, a mobile phone, a large amount of Russian currency, and other personal items. Police did not say whether there was a suspect or any known motivation for the killing. The Investigative Committee has opened an investigation into the matter. ...

... the Moscow region. While Izhmash may not plan to produce trinkets with the Kalashnikov name, the company is interested in making other marketable products, such as those offered by Italian firearm maker Beretta. "[Beretta] has their own line of clothing and accessories for hunting, sport, and active leisure aimed at their target audience. We're evaluating the potential of that kind of model for the Kalashnikov brand," Kuzyuk said. 179742

... the fire begin as sparks flashed behind a decorative wooden panel on the ceiling. People began to push their way toward the exit as the fire spread rapidly across the room. People who made it onto the street could be seen stripping off their burning clothing. 179742

... matter is entirely on our side. Any ban on advertising 'clears the air,'" Lebedev wrote in a note attached to the bill. "As for drugs, their choice should not be determined by conscious or unconscious biases and tastes of consumers. It's not clothes, not a car, not a soft drink." Sergei Kalashnikov, the head of the Duma's public health committee, made a similar proposal in February to ban advertising of all nonprescription medicine. The Health Ministry has not publicly approved the proposal...

... pay for much-needed medical assistance, hosts Blagomarket. Check out a high-class flea market this Saturday and help others as Alive, a charity that helps adults pay for much-needed medical assistance, hosts Blagomarket. The market will sell clothes, shoes, accessories, home furnishings, books and cosmetics. Each donated item has had to meet strict quality criteria, organizers say, but will cost between only 200 and 1,000 rubles ($6 to $33). Designer items will also be sold at special prices...

... activists and their opponents descended into violence, which ended with the police swooping in and detaining 40 people from both sides. Another group of protesters organized a rally dubbed “White DefilÎ,” calling for people to dress in white clothes and walk around Red Square. Several hundred people showed up, waving white ribbons, the symbol of the opposition. The White DefilÎ participants then walked to the Arbat, where about 100 people were detained, Kommersant reported on its website...

... Russian pantheon of virtues, ùåäðîñòü (generosity) must be near the top of the highest column. For Russians, the epitome of an admirable person is a generous friend, someone who is ready to spend time listening, helping and doling out advice as well as clothing, jewelry and loans. Or someone who is a generous host, with an open door and a heavy hand for serving food and pouring drinks. Or being generous in spirit, giving people the benefit of the doubt. This is even true in the Moscow-that-is-not-Russia...

... filled with lipstick and lace hankies, but when porters try to pick it up, they exclaim: Óô! Òÿæ¸ëàÿ! ×òî ó âàñ â ñóìêå — êèðïè÷è? (Yikes! That's heavy. What have you got in your bag — bricks?) Òÿæ¸ëûé can also be used to describe thick cloth, like òÿæ¸ëûå øòîðû (heavy curtains), or something that gives the impression of weight, like òÿæ¸ëûå òó÷è (thick clouds). On gloomy days, Russians perceive the sky to hang low, which may be technically impossible but is very expressive as òÿæ¸ëîå...

... matters worse by bringing criminal charges against their victims. But for some reason, the government does nothing. The government does not want to stop all of the Schmidts and Aransons because the country's officials and bureaucrats are cut from the same cloth. Yulia Latynina hosts a political talk show on Ekho Moskvy radio. 176553

... background and colored details such as bright red chairs or red neckties. Video projections including a speech by the king and backstage shenanigans as the story comes to an end remind us easily of modern-day television broadcasts or Internet podcasts. A clothes rack holding the characters' costumes always stands nearby at stage right, reminding us of two things, perhaps — first that even in death and political struggle fashion is of no small concern, and, second, that all of these people involved...

... themselves. In 1980, Vladimir Shakhlevich was sent to a small village to take passport photographs. The members of the Red Banner kolkhoz, a collective farm in Belarus, had only recently gained freedom of movement, and they posed proudly in their finest clothing for their very first passport photographs. While the second major exhibit has works of many young photographers, the third show, The Young Generation, is dedicated exclusively to them and the most current trends. These artists, such as Darya...

... vain emperor strutting naked down the street thinking he has on a magical suit until a little boy, who is innocently naive and does not know that citizens had to deny reality and lie to survive in this kingdom, cries out, "But the emperor has no clothes!" After several more classes, this same businessman said: "I always thought that to be a real Russian man, I needed to be strong and never admit any flaws — that to do so would be weak and cowardly. But I now realize that genuine...

... What is hard, frankly, is seeing other people get away with it again, and again and again. But if you run a business here, you work in an ethical swamp. You will not wade through it without the smell entering your nose and the dirt splashing on your clothes. I know that some businesses with which I've been associated in the past have paid off thugs in uniform. Is that corruption? Yes, it is. And pleading self-defense doesn't really make it stink any less. I understand that from the perspective of...