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	Made in Russia April 6, 12:00 AM Clubbing with Mickey by Andrew Biliter
	Nothing is sacred among Russia’s deviant hipster fashion designers, not even a true American hero like Mickey Mouse.
Business April 21, 10:00 PM Two Russian Stock Exchanges Is One Too Many
MICEX or RTS? That's the question you are probably asking yourself every day. Well, some people do. MICEX and RTS are the competing Moscow-based stock exchanges, where most Russian companies float their shares. Both exchanges have stock market indexes, which aim to be the Russian DJIA -- the official indicator of the market. There is only one problem -- the market is so small, so when you divide it into two, it becomes tiny. So tiny that the readers of this blog could easily affect the stock prices if they wanted to.
Live from LJ April 10, 4:00 PM 04/10/09: DIY Narcotics in the USSR, Anti-Consumerist Rap and Thieves 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.
Media April 9, 12:00 AM “Kreditny Krisis” on the Front Page of the Financial Times. That Must Mean Something.
Kreditny Krisis (“Credit crisis” in Russian, for those who need the translation) appeared on the front page of the Financial Times today. It’s the second Russian phrase on the front page of the major newspaper or magazine, after Londongrad.
Street Fashion April 8, 12:00 AM Three Girls And One Bat In a Amusement Park by Lena Sarapultseva
Each week, RUSSIA! takes a camera to the streets of Moscow and other cities and towns and brings you the interesting looking people. This week, it's three girls in an amusement park.
Made in Russia April 3, 9:00 AM Diamonds are for Suckers by Andrew Biliter
Last time we checked in on Open! Design’s Sergei Kuzhavsky and Stas Zhitsky, they were bending golden nails into jewelry.
Blah-blah March 31, 1:00 PM Partisans for Prostitutes by Julia Ioffe
Perhaps the best thing about being an oligarch – if you have any money left, that is – is the ability to hire your own partisan (Russian for “guerrilla”) army. And Mikhail Prokhorov, now the richest man in Russia by sheer luck, may have just such an army.
Street Fashion March 31, 12:00 AM A Woman With a Dog by Lena Sarapultseva
RUSSIA! launches the "Street Fashion" section. New photos taken on the streets of Moscow and around Russia will be published twice a week on this blog.
Politics March 27, 12:00 AM Chivers Me Timbers by Julia Ioffe
Early this morning, Moscow-based New York Times correspondent C.J. Chivers was detained by the South Ossetian KGB as he tried to cross into Mogabruni, an Ossetian village on the border with Georgia, which claims its territory.
Sochi 2014 March 25, 12:00 AM Party of Love Enters the Ring by Julia Ioffe
There is one place in Russia where democracy is alive and well, and that place is Sochi, the Black Sea resort-town of yore that will host the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Live from LJ March 25, 12:00 AM 03/20/09: Goths in Russian Politics, Moscow Politicians in Ancient Rome, More 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.
Travel March 15, 12:00 AM March Russia! Q&A Session
A panel of RUSSIA! editors, contributors and invited experts will be answering readers' questions about Russia. All queries are welcome, from advice on visiting this strange land to the dreaded "Is your magazine funded by the Kremlin?" question. You can also share your own ideas and tips about Russia.
Politics March 16, 4:00 PM An Oligarch, a Poisoning Suspect and an Opposition Leader May Run For Mayor of Sochi
What do the oligarch owner of the Evening Standard, possible murderer of renegade spy Alexander Litvinenko and a former deputy prime minister of Russia have in common? All three are entering the race to become mayor of a Black sea resort town with total population of 402,000. This town is Sochi and it will host the winter Olympics in 2014.
Street Fashion March 31, 12:00 AM Bearded Man on Vorobiev Heights, Moscow by Lena Sarapultseva
Poga grew the beardto play an extra in a film, and then decided to keep it. Leather jacket from Michico Koshino.
Live from LJ March 13, 12:00 AM 03/13/09: Subway Etiquette, Mickey Rourke On The Floor 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.