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- ytfiles posted Out Of This World: Cosmonaut Maksim Surayev And His Blog 3 years ago
There used to be a time in Russia when cosmonauts were more popular than movie stars. Back in the day, most people knew their names by heart. Now, hardly anyone in Russia can name a single Russian... more
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- ytfiles posted SochiReporter - The Beginnings Of Citizen Journalism In Russia; An EXCLUSIVE Interview With Founder 3 years ago
In essence, the concept of citizen reporting is fairly simple – you see something newsworthy happening around you, you reach for your laptop or smart phone, snap a few photos, upload it to a... more
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- ytfiles posted Worker And Kolkhoz Woman: A Soviet-era Monument Finds Its Way Back Into Moscow's Landscape 3 years ago
Some call it the symbol of an era, others - a gigantic reminder of communism. The monument was gone for so long, Muscovites have almost forgotten about this enormity of a statue. But, the... more
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- ytfiles posted Google Zeitgeist Russia: Explanation Of Why Things Trended In 2009 3 years ago
So, the yearly Google Zeitgeist is out for 2009, and for those of you who do not know Google Zeitgeist is a summary of the top searches that Google releases every year to show what people looked... more
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- ytfiles posted Russian Style from Evelina Khromtchenko - on fashion choices that are uniquely Russian 3 years ago
Evelina Khromtchenko, the author of a new book that dissects what constitutes Russian style, is the No.1 fashion guru in Russia as voted by many. So, when she published her book defining what... more
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- ytfiles posted Russia's National Soccer Team Does Not Advance Into The 2010 World Cup Finals - National Calamity? 3 years ago
Today, the Russian national soccer squad lost in the second leg of the qualifiers for the 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa. The team lost to Slovenia -- 0-1. This means the Russian team will... more
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- ytfiles posted The Creator Of Kalashnikov's AK-47 Rifle Turns 90: One Of A Kind Life Story 3 years ago
The infamous AK-47 rifle, a creation of the Soviet inventor Mikhail Kalashnikov, has turned military thinking on its head. Light and unpretentious, yet effective and reliable, AK-47 has firmly... more
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- ytfiles posted The Fall Of The Berlin Wall And Russia's Image Abroad 3 years ago
On the day of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, many are asking what the fall of the Berlin Wall really meant for Russia and the rest of the world. I was three years old at the... more
