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	Sochi 2014 May 5, 12:00 PM The Great Olympic Construction by Tatyana Bokova-Foley
	Early this year, 24 hours before the International Olympic Committee inspectors landed in Sochi, the Black Sea-resort town which will be hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics, there was an emergency meeting held in several local schools. Teachers were instructed to put on their best clothes, pack their best luggage and hand-pick five students each. Instead of going to class the next day, they were told to arrive at the local airport and stay there for a full day, posing as tourists and making the airport look packed with travelers.
Music May 17, 12:00 PM Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy Baimurat, From Warehouse to Web Stardom and Beyond by Marina Galperina
Ladies and gentlemen, meet Jimmy. Perhaps the most charming of all Russian YouTube sensations, the Tajik loading worker in a small town near Moscow performs a heartbreaking version of the Bollywood classic "Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy Aaja" in a warehouse.
Live from LJ May 15, 11:00 AM 05/15/09: Viral Squabbles with Swedes, Girl Problems and Other Weekly Maladies by Marina Galperina
*The Russian blogosphere* conveniently, if bafflingly, revolves around LJ. Each week, RUSSIA! scans the chatter and brings you the top five topics.
Live from LJ May 8, 11:00 AM 05/08/09: The Great LiveJournal After School Special and Some Robots by Marina Galperina
*The Russian blogosphere* conveniently, if bafflingly, revolves around LJ. Each week, RUSSIA! scans the chatter and brings you the top five topics.
Books May 5, 7:00 PM The Rebellion of Ronald Reagan: A History of the End of the Cold War by Alexander Nazaryan
Reagan, long viewed as the consummate Cold Warrior, was hesitant to rush into war, a new book persuasively argues.
Live from LJ May 1, 12:20 AM 05/01/09: The Prince of St. Petersburg, Miss CHE-arming and Trotsky Cookies by Marina Galperina
*The Russian blogosphere* conveniently, if bafflingly, revolves around LJ. Each week, RUSSIA! scans the chatter and brings you the top five topics.
Music April 28, 3:00 PM Mumiy Troll U.S. Tour Continues with Concerts in California
We'll come right out and say it: alongside Zemfira and Splean, Mumiy Troll are one of the very, very few Russian rock acts we're not embarrassed to crank up with Brits or Yanks within earshot. And Mumiy (pronounced like roomy) Troll might be the worldliest of the three, what with lead singer Ilya Lagutenko's multilingual punning (he's fluent in Mandarin, among other things) and no-translation-needed feline yowl. 2009 brought the band's first attempt to conquer the U.S.
Politics April 26, 3:00 PM Update: Keith Gessen Briefly Arrested, Released in Sochi, Russia
Keith Gessen, who was arrested in Sochi today, was released two hours later. Gessen's friend wrote in an email: "I just talked to him and he's fine. He was like "yeah I got arrested no big deal.'"
Politics April 26, 1:00 PM Breaking News: Keith Gessen Reportedly Detained by Police in Sochi, Russia For Covering the Mayoral Election
This afternoon, New Yorker contributor Keith Gessen was detained by OMON (Russian special forces unit) while he was covering the mayoral election in Sochi, the city which will be hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics. According to Gazeta.ru, Russian online newspaper, Gessen was researching a claim by one of the candidates of tempering with the voting ballots.
Sport April 24, 10:00 AM Arshavin Scores Four Goals; Vodka Consumption Rises in Moscow
Russian soccer player Andrei Arshavin, who is playing for London's Arsenal this season, scored four goals in a game against Liverpool (the game ended with 4-4 draw.) Arshavin's thrilling performance was greeted with joy and happiness in Moscow and St. Petersburg, the player's home city. The sports bars in Russia booked record profits that day as many of the Arshavin's fans came to cheer and got increasingly excited over the course of the game.
Live from LJ April 23, 8:00 PM 04/24/09: Russian SWAT in Action and Many Various Woes by Marina Galperina
*The Russian blogosphere* conveniently, if bafflingly, revolves around LJ. Each week, RUSSIA! scans the chatter and brings you the top five topics.
Made in Russia April 23, 11:00 AM An Anti-Democracy Truck Ride, Anyone?
Thank you, The New York Times for bringing to our attention the Anti-Democracy truck. Deep in the snow-covered lands of Siberia, the proletariat workers assemble the odd-looking (like all other Russian-made cars) vehicle designed for breaking up demonstrations and strikes. The steel beast can bump the protesting crowd with its reinforced bumper, can assault them with the terrible noise and, of course, hit them with the water cannon.
Media April 20, 8:00 PM Half-Dead Journal by Julia Ioffe
Exciting news for Russian Interneters! Tomorrow, your president, Dmitry Medvedev, will join LiveJournal, the MySpace-like blog platform that took Russia by storm in the early part of this century and has yet to let go. Starting tomorrow, the President – the President! – will mingle in your lowly mingling places and discuss with you your silly thoughts on politics! On the Internet! The President!
Live from LJ April 18, 3:00 PM 04/17/09: A Homeless Filmmaker, Playground Monsters and a New Cult by Marina Galperina
*The Russian blogosphere* conveniently, if bafflingly, revolves around LJ. Each week, RUSSIA! scans the chatter and brings you the top five topics.
Blah-blah April 17, 4:00 PM The Great Toilet Shortage Of ’09 by Katya Tylevich
Breaking news from Polit.ru. The headline: “Moscow lacks 100 public toilets.” Our response: juvenile snickering. But, unlike us, Moscow’s sanitary technicians are taking the issue very seriously. In fact— wait, Moscow has sanitary technicians?