Europe
Elena Fanailova’s poems make politics personal in Russia
Reading Elena Fanailova’s poems reminds one that in the end, words win somehow. Her best poems are like small, shard-like visions that scrape away and ……Read More
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Europe
Russia struggles to maintain art treasures
After three wars and Stalinist repression, what does minimal losses to cultural heritage mean? Hundreds of thousands of artifacts are missing from Russian museums, a ……Read More
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Gazprom hopes to make St. Petersburg a “vertical city”
Gazprom’s planned baroque Okhta Center has local residents and UNESCO concerned Monuments to Russia’s new power and wealth have been sprouting up and testing the ……Read More
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T-shirts, jeans and sneakers
In Moscow, once a person enters a metro train, a shop or office he will be “scanned” with gazes After decades of wearing the same ……Read More
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Marios Mariou, Rivolt Hoxha and Kemal Boumnijel jailed for drug trafficking in London, England
Three men who conspired to supply a substantial amount of cocaine were jailed yesterday (Monday 18 Oct) at Wood Green Crown Court for a total ……Read More
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Three men arrested for the death of Jimmy Mubenga in London, England
Police investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Jimmy Mubenga in west London yesterday (Monday 18 October) arrested three men by appointment at a West ……Read More