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20K Demand Free Moscow Elections in Largest Russian Protest in Years

July 20, 2019

More than 22,000 protesters gathered in Moscow on Saturday against the exclusion of opposition candidates from the ballot for city elections in September.

This is the largest demonstration in Russia in recent years.

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Sergey Diaghilev, Remembered 90 Years After His Death

Sergey Diaghilev, the renowned Russian ballet impresario, died 90 years ago on Aug. 19, 1929.

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The Moscow Times spoke with three generations of women about their experiences of life in Russia.

Plane Crash

Russian Plane Crash-Lands in Cornfield, 233 Lives Saved

An Airbus 321 has crash-landed outside Moscow after birds were sucked into its engines.

Opposition Rally

Record Protests Rock Moscow

An estimated 50,000 protesters took to the streets of Moscow on Saturday, Aug. 10.

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