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Articles with tag "Moscow"

Russian Railways Puts Moscow’s Rizhsky Station Up for Sale

The historic Rizhsky Station is now available for 4 billion rubles ($52.5 million) on the online marketplace Avito.

Moscow Police Raid Novaya Gazeta’s Newsroom

The police search is reportedly connected to a criminal probe of the newspaper over allegations that it illegally obtained and used personal information...
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Moscow’s Mobile Internet Is Back. But for How Long?

Many Muscovites say they are still adjusting to a new reality in which periodic outages are part of daily life.
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The Moscow Zoo’s Manul Is a Social Media Star. He Still Can’t Find a Mate.

At least seven countries have declined to provide a mate for Timofei the manul, Russian media reported.
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Moscow’s Chief Architect Kuznetsov Steps Down After Nearly 14 Years

A source close to Moscow’s architecture and planning department told The Moscow Times that Artem Dedkov was a likely candidate to take over as Moscow’s...
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FSB Says It Defused ‘Scooter Bomb’ Parked Near Moscow Business Center

Russian authorities said Ukraine planned to detonate the bomb in an assassination plot against a high-ranking security official.
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In Photos: 250 Years of the Bolshoi Theatre

One of the world’s most celebrated opera and ballet stages has surviving fire, revolution, world wars, the Soviet collapse and the rise of Vladimir Putin...
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Explosion Rips Through Bank Entrance in Northeastern Moscow

Law enforcement said that a 15-year-old had admitted to setting fire to a Rosselkhozbank ATM “following instructions from his handlers over the phone...
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Weekend Drone Barrage Targets Moscow as Peace Talks Stall

City authorities said that air defense systems destroyed at least 250 drones bound for the capital between Saturday and Sunday.
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In Moscow, a Week of Mobile Internet Shutdowns Makes Life a Real Pain

Everyone from ordinary Muscovites to lawmakers has been grappling with the disruptions, which the Kremlin says are “security measures.”
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opinion Tatyana Rybakova

Moscow's Lavish Spending Has Become a Political Problem

What do you do when you're accused of spending too much when the country's at war? Cut the size of the city's workforce, of course.
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Russian Supreme Court Rejects Ex-Domodedovo Owner’s Appeal to Overturn State Seizure of Airport

Last June, an arbitration court ruled to transfer Domodedovo’s ownership to the Russian state after determining that its owners were foreign residents...
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Mobile Internet Outages Hit St. Petersburg After Days of Disruptions in Moscow

Nearly 2,500 complaints were logged after 6 a.m., with users saying messaging apps, websites and banking services were inaccessible.
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Moscow Police Detain Iranians Celebrating Khamenei’s Death – Reports

Participants reportedly shouted “Thank you, United States of America” and ignored officers’ orders to disperse.
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Moscow City Government Plans Major Layoffs Amid Budget Strain

Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said the city government will reduce the size of its workforce by 15% after budget revenues in recent months fell short of projections...
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Explosion in Moscow Kills Police Officer After Attacker Detonates Bomb

The blast occurred just after midnight at Savyolovsky railway station square, Russia’s Interior Ministry said.
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‘Soviet Genocide’ Museum to Replace Shuttered Gulag History Museum in Moscow

The new Museum of Memory “will cover all stages of Nazi war crimes during the Great Patriotic War,” referring to the Eastern Front of World War II...
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Winter Storm Brings Heavy Snow and Disrupts Travel in Moscow

Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said the Russian capital was expecting more than 70% of the monthly average snowfall throughout Thursday alone.
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Director Bogomolov Resigns as Head of Moscow Art Theatre School After Appointment Backlash

The well-connected play director’s appointment to the prestigious school last month sparked outrage in the theater community.
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Russian General Hospitalized After Attempted Assassination in Moscow

Investigators said a gunman shot Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev, who serves as a senior military intelligence official in the Defense Ministry.
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