Posts Tagged with ‘russia’
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A Selection of Russian News Articles for Monday
08 May 2012As you’ve probably heard, Russia’s second president, Vladimir Putin, was sworn in on Monday, May 7, for a third presidential…
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Three Russia-Related Documentaries I REALLY Want to See…
09 Apr 2012…or why I sometimes wish I lived in a big city like New York or Los Angeles In case you…
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Remember Vasily Aleksanyan
06 Apr 2012Russian lawyer Vasily Aleksanyan was arrested five years ago today in connection with the Russian government’s prosecution of Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s…
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In Which I Fortuitously Discover Daniel Craig
10 Dec 2011Okay, so I’ve been a Daniel Craig fan for some time now. I first met dear old Daniel when I…
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The Bolshoi Theatre is Open Again
29 Oct 2011Or, Dima Looks Good in a Tux The Bolshoi Theatre is finally open for the first time in six years.…
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A Productive Day
25 Sep 2011These past two days have been better than last week. Last week, I was busy and worried that I was…
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Friday Night Film
24 Sep 2011So, I’m going to bed soon, as I am exhausted from this week, but if you are so inclined to…
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Schadenfreude
18 Aug 2011Schadenfreude (noun): pleasure derived by someone from another person’s misfortune I have a friend who’s American. I like her a…
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Google, I Love You
12 Jul 2011There’s nothing like opening up your internet browser and seeing one of your favorite buildings ever in one of your…
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Book Review: ‘Vaclav & Lena’ by Haley Tanner
11 Jul 2011How does a boy from Russia with a Czech first name come to live in New York and meet the…
