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What We Know About Jude Law’s Upcoming Turn as Vladimir Putin

Law will portray the Russian leader in “The Wizard of the Kremlin,” an adaptation of a novel loosely based on Kremlin ideologist Vladislav Surkov...

Russia’s Tatarstan, Central Asian Diaspora Celebrate Nowruz

Persian and Turkic communities worldwide joined in celebrating Nowruz, the Persian New Year.
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Azerbaijani Soup and a Greedy Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

In the #weekendkitchen we're cooking up a minty-saffrony lamb soup from Azerbaijan.
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Howard Amos' 'Russia Starts Here' Reveals a Country Rarely Seen

Journalist Howard Amos spent years in the Pskov region, the most western tip of Russia, capturing the stories and images of beauty and darkness.
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The Eternal Allure of Georgian Fried Chicken

Head to your local farmer's market, buy a young hen, pull out your cast-iron skillets, and pretend you are in the Caucasus...
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Russian-Tatar Composer Sofia Gubaidulina Dies at 93

A nonconformist who endured Soviet censorship before emigrating to the West, Gubaidulina spent years in obscurity before gaining recognition as one of...
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'Can You Hear Me?' Brings Life of War Medics to Audiences Around the World

A film about frontline medics in the war Russia is waging in Ukraine is touring Europe with the filmmakers.
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Vera Krichevskaya's 'Connected' Premieres at Artdocfest in Riga

The story of a connection between two men, young and old, American and Russian, and the fate of doing business in post-Soviet Russia.
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A Classic Recipe for Marinated Fish and a Dark Page from the Soviet Past

During the famines of the 1930s Soviet scientists found a way to produce protein - from Black Sea dolphins.
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3 Years Since Leaving Russia, Emigres Seek to Memorialize the Diaspora Experience

A new outcropping of projects seeks to give voice to a generation of Russians who have left their homeland, perhaps for good.
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Women Accuse Exiled Rapper Oxxxymiron of Grooming Them While They Were Underage

The rapper is also accused of soliciting sexually explicit photos from a minor.
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Russians Rave Over Yura Borisov, Despite No Oscar For 'Anora' Role

Yura Borisov’s surprise Oscar nod turned an unknown actor into Russia’s newest sensation, earning praise from both critics and Kremlin loyalists
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‘Lilies of the Valley’: A Viral Rom-Com Wrapped in Patriotic Propaganda

Set in the days before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, “Lilies of the Valley. Such a Tender Love” has quickly become one of the most popular TV...
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In Photos: Russians Burn Fortress Effigy to Mark Maslenitsa Holiday

At the Nikola-Lenivets art park, festival-goers celebrated the end of winter by watching a massive wooden fortress burn while wearing traditional costumes...
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‘My Plays Train the Audience To Stay Human’: Belarusian Playwright Andrei Kureichik

The renowned playwright behind “Insulted. Belarus" discusses his new play, staging resistance and using art to respond to the three-year war in Ukraine...
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Shrovetide, Blinis and the Mystery of Red Caviar

Ancient Russians have eaten black caviar for many centuries. So what was their problem with red caviar?
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Activists, Artists to Stage Charity Performance for Young Russian Political Prisoners

“Foreign Agent Mulder” is described as an evening of music, film, literature and conversation to raise awareness of and support for young political...
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Putin Doesn’t Want You to Hear This: Nogu Svelo!’s Defiant New Single

The popular Russian rock band's new song “Formy Zhizni” (Lifeforms) confronts war, propaganda, and the transformation of society under oppression.
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Why Empress Alexandra was Called the Royal Family's Cook

There's nothing wrong with a simple and inexpensive dish - as long as it tastes like it cost a pretty kopek.
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