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Russia: Day of Protests Divides Citizens 5 February 2012
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Moldova: Anti-Government Protests Receive Little Endorsement From Netizens 31 January 2012
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Serbia: The Media War Against Angelina Jolie 26 January 2012
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Russia: The Fake Political Twitter Account Phenomenon 25 January 2012
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Poland: Government Will Sign ACTA Despite Massive Protest 25 January 2012
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10 February 2012
Russia: “Anti-Gay Propaganda Bill” Passes Second Reading
St. Petersburg is getting closer to signing into law the notorious "anti-gay propaganda bill." "Will talking about Tchaikovsky be banned?" tweets British writer and actor Stephen Fry. Some of the Russian netizens' reactions are translated below.
30 January 2012
Ukraine: The Story of Anna Boiko's Life
"She is a cheerful, talented, strong person. A person who has been through a lot, who is full of knowledge and memories," writes Olya Suprun about her 75-year-old grandmother, whose memories she is sharing on the award-winning blog called "The Story of Anna Boiko's Life." Tetyana Bohdanova reports.
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US, Russia: The Flying Balalaika Brothers Bridge Cultural Gaps in Texas
Like many of their compatriots, musicians Zhenya Kolykhanov and Sergey Vaschenko emigrated from Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s and have since established themselves in Austin, Texas. Through their band, The Flying Balalaika Brothers, and a non-profit called Musical Connections, they work to bridge cultural gaps by exposing Texans to international art.
I guess it has to do with humanizing a figure we prefer to see as super-natural. The almost funny thing...