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For the Win – Russia Triumphs in Tank Biathlon
Russia’s latest military invention – a tank biathlon pitting ex-Soviet states against each other – is an assault on the senses, especially on hearing.
‘Crazy Russian Girls’ Bring Russian Old World Flavor to US Heartland
A couple of self-described “Crazy Russian Girls” have opened an authentic Russian bakery in, of all places, Bennington, Vermont, a tribute to an intense family history that dates back to the Soviet era.
Russia Gay Laws Cheered by US Conservatives
Politics, it has been said, makes strange bedfellows. Now, as US gay rights groups protest against Russia’s new laws on homosexuality, conservatives across America have quietly begun to align themselves with the Russian government in a rare union that defies a long history of animosity.
Lezginka Legend Brings Dance of Dagestan to US
Anatoliy Vartanian was one of the most famous lezginka dancers in Dagestan. Now he’s teaching the native dance of the Caucasus region to young children in the United States, whose immigrant parents want to maintain their cultural ties.
Navalny’s Co-Defendant: Corrupt Biznes-man or Collateral Damage?
This week, a little-known Russian business consultant named Pyotr Ofitserov finally took his eldest daughter on a long-promised visit to Moscow’s famed Tretyakov Gallery. They squeezed in the outing between errands on Tuesday afternoon, as Thursday Ofitserov expects to be jailed for up to five years.
Flea Market Find Spurs US Man’s Love for Russian Icons
When American businessman Gordon Lankton bought his first icon at a Moscow flea market in 1989, he knew nothing about the 2,000-year-old art form. Nor did he have any inkling that the painting would ignite a passion in him that would lead to his opening a museum that hosts the largest collection of icons in North America.