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For Russian Royal in US, Personal Struggle Unlocks Family History
The Cincinnati house where Michael Romanoff-Ilyinsky grew up in the 1960s and ’70s was nicknamed “the Kremlin” by his parents’ friends, but Ilyinsky didn’t know why, and didn’t care.
How Afghans Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Rock & Roll
The show by Afghan alt rockers Kabul Dreams kicked off and wrapped like a school band performance: A teacher welcomed the trio onstage at the auditorium of Kabul’s Lycee Esteqlal and gave them flowers afterward, as some 200 spectators cheered in their seats.
Russian Scholars Wary After Top Economist Flees Country
When investigators summoned prominent Russian economist Sergei Guriev for questioning in February, his first thought was that his professional work could be paralyzed if they confiscated his computers and documents.
Q&A: Juan Velasco, Art Director of National Geographic
On June 27, Juan Velasco, award-winning graphic designer and art director of National Geographic magazine, is due to speak in Moscow at RIA Novosti’s Future Media Forum about the ways data visualization – in formats like infographics, maps and video – is shaping the future of global media.