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McDonald’s, Dostoevsky, Vodka
Fun facts from Sergei Aleksandrovich, professor of political science at St. Petersburg State University: • Vodka is not a Russian drink: It was first introduced in the time of Peter the Great. Before...
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Chizhik Pyzhik robbery
The Chizhik Pyzhik monument on the Fontanka canal. The monument to Chizhik Pyzhik looks just like it sounds, diminutive and a little absurd, and at 11 cm, it’s perhaps the smallest tourist attraction...
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Civilian Defense Day
Has a nice, Cold War-tinged ring to it, doesn’t it? Civilian Defense Day. Folks come together to run drills in case of nuclear attack, then afterward maybe have a barbecue and run football plays on...
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Russian heat wave penetrates subway
A new temperature record has been set in the Moscow metro, reports Utro.ru: 34 degrees Celsius (93.1 degrees Fahrenheit) in several stations. And on Sokol’nicheskaya, Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya and...
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Putin back in the pilot seat
Russia’s dashing PM never seems to miss an opportunity to climb into some extreme vehicle, be it a motorcycle, submarine, or, most recently, firefighting airplane.
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2010 in review
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads This blog is on fire!....
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