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#КризисНаш Hashtag Shows Russians' Dark Humor in Face of Economic Crisis

The ruble's plunge has made a formerly patriotic Russian hashtag go rogue.
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Kremlin Denies 'Collapse' as Ruble Plunges to New Record Lows

The ruble weakened to a new record low on Thursday as the latest falls in global oil prices threatened to worsen Russia's economic slump and the Kremlin...
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RuNet Users Hijack Patriotic Hashtag to Show Less-Than-Perfect Russia

When Russia's Prime Minister and Instagrammer-in-Chief posted a nature photo on his Instagram account on Wednesday morning, he tagged it #Россия...
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Russia's FSB Wants Alleged U.S. Spy Whelan to Be Held for 3 More Months – Interfax

Paul Whelan's arrest has heightened already-tense relations between the U.S. and Russia.