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02/18/2005

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Global Eye

Originally set up as a network of clandestine cells to be activated in case of a Soviet invasion of Western Europe, Gladio expanded into a tool for political repression, directed by NATO and Washington.

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The cast of the musical ""Cats"" rehearses for the show's upcoming Moscow premiere. Andrew Lloyd Webber's ""Cats"" is the longest-running musical in Broadway and West End history.

Exposed Film

Rarely seen in movie theaters or on television screens, a series of provocative documentaries is the focus of a new film festival.

Three's a Crowd

Businessmen, hitmen and bumbling cops cross paths in a new comedy by one of Russia's trendiest young playwrights.

Buried Ballet

In preparation for Dmitry Shostakovich's 100th birthday, the Bolshoi revives a ballet that has not been staged since 1931.

Siberian Party

Moscow's Buryats celebrate Sagaalgan, the month-long festival that marks the start of the lunar year -- and band together against racism.

Salon

The death of the poet Tatyana Bek has led to speculation that a falling-out with her fellow poets provoked her to commit suicide.

Between the Frames

It's tempting to search for subversive messages in Stalin-era cinema, but Alexander Medvedkin and Dmitry Shostakovich took care to play by the rules.

Wanted

""We think that the cat will liven up the museum,"" said Roman, the museum's acting director. Sadly, he is not looking for a tall, naked, ginger-haired woman to liven it up even more.

The Road to Riches

What's it like to be a New Russian? According to the first book by ""one of them,"" it's all about contract killings, cheating husbands and dyed poodles.

Dark Diasporas

In a special project of the Moscow Biennale, emigre artists from Eastern Europe express their split personalities.


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