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July 29, 12:00 AM

Did Banksy Visit Ukraine?

The Ukrainian city of Simferopol, on the Black sea, recently spotted over 20 Banksy-style graffiti murals. According to the UK art dealer who vacationed in Simferopol and who sold some of the Banksy’s original art works, the Ukrainian graffiti looks “very, very Banksy.”

December 21, 8:00 AM

Rumor: Brittany Murphy Dies After Attending VIP Party in Moscow

December 10, 11:00 PM

Adolf Hitler's Fate Mystery Solved: KGB Burned His Body in 1970

CNN reported today that the remains of Adolf Hitler were burned in 1970 by the KGB operatives at the German military base.
December 5, 10:00 PM

Video: Fire In the City of Perm Kills 100

A fire broke out in a night club in Perm, an industrial city in Urals, killing over a 100 people and injuring dozens.
December 3, 10:00 AM

The Jig is Up, Was Brought to You by the Government

I knew it. That popular music-channel hip-hop show promoting “a healthy lifestyle” was not for realisies, but was instead a propaganda ploy.
November 15, 2:00 PM

Someone Finally Got Vladimir Putin to Say “Break-dance”

So for months now I’ve been watching this show when I go the gym here in Moscow. It runs on Muz-TV, the Russian MTV-analog, and it’s called “Battle for Respect: Start Today!”
November 13, 10:30 PM

Moscow's Mayor Sues The New York Times and Wins

This Friday, Moscow District Court issued a judgement against The New York Times for defamation of the Moscow Mayor. Kommersant, a Russian business daily newspaper, reports that Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov filed a lawsuit against the Times and its reporter Clifford Levy for statements which "are false and give the mayor the negative image."
November 12, 11:00 AM

Russian Filmmakers Try To Conquer Western Market

The Russian Film Week starts in New York this Friday, premiering 13 award-winning Russian films produced over the last year. This is the 9th time the Russian Film Week is brought to New York, but this year is different: the event is designed for the English-speaking audience and the media. That's what the Russian government, which funds most of the film industry, demands.
November 12, 8:00 AM

Video: Vitaly Ginzburg, Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist Dies at 93

Vitaly Ginzburg, a physics genius, whose career spanned 7 decades and included development of the hydrogen bomb warheads as well as the work on superconductivity, for which he shared a Nobel prize in 2003, died this week.
November 3, 9:00 AM

Bond, Neutral Observer Bond

In Moscow, Halloween is celebrated by exactly 4% of Russians and is usually a holiday for going to clubs while dressed in a ridiculous fashion, which is basically a holiday for people who would spend their Saturday nights going to clubs while dressed in a ridiculous fashion anyway.
November 2, 9:00 AM

Beautiful Naked Russian Girls Still Improve Magazine Sales

Successfully fighting the severe media recession, a popular magazine uses its glossy pages as God intended: to print photos of stunning naked Russian go-go dancers.
October 31, 2:00 PM

Oligarchs Dine at Nello, Primarily

Not one, but two high profile Russian oligarchs, Mikhail Prokhorov and Roman Abramovich, dined at Nello Restaurant in New York City in the last week. Combined, they spent over $71,000 on two meals.
October 26, 8:00 AM

Russian Film Week in New York

October 26, 12:00 AM

Bloomberg Speaks Russian, Fails

In his advertisement on Russian radio, New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg says in Russian: "I love this town and know how to make it better." Russian-speaking voters would appreciate Mr. Bloomberg's effort, if only the mayor did not say this phrase with the worst Russian accent of all time.
October 25, 10:00 PM

Boris the Astronaut and Mars on Earth

As close to a space adventure as I'll ever get: RUSSIA! checks out the mighty fine Vincent Fournier photography exhibition "Space Project," at Clic Gallery through November 1st.
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