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Tattoo artists tattooing their clients.
Ukraine
Ukrainians embrace tattoos as a form of patriotism
Vira Ustyanska, a 34-year-old artist, fled her home in Zaporizhia, Ukraine, soon after the war started. She now lives in San Diego, California, with a host family waiting for the war to end.
Ukraine
Finding home in California after fleeing war in Ukraine
People protest in front of Ukraine’s embassy to Romania in Bucharest on Feb. 24, 2022.
Conflict & Justice
International law says Putin’s war against Ukraine is illegal. Does that matter?
Soviet cosmonaut Major Yuri Gagarin is shown in a black and white portrait photograph wearing a space helmet with the visor open.
Science
It’s been 60 years since Yuri Gagarin became the first man in outer space
Crimean Tatars speak after the prayer in a Mosque marking the Eid al-Adha, celebrated by Muslims worldwide, in Bakhchisarai, Crimea, on Sat. Oct. 4, 2014.
Conflict & Justice
7 years after Russia’s annexation of Crimea, Indigenous Tatars still face persecution
A health care worker prepares a dose of Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, at the Del Norte Hospital in El Alto, Bolivia, on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021.
COVID-19
Sputnik V vaccine is nearly 92% effective — a ‘political win for Putin’
In this file photo taken on Wed. June 24, 2020, Russian RS-24 Yars ballistic missiles roll in Red Square during the Victory Day military parade marking the 75th anniversary of the Nazi defeat in Moscow, Russia.
Nuclear
US and Russia extend key nuclear arms reduction treaty
A man wearing a white shirt speaks on a microphone while gesturing with his hands.
Alexei Navalny poisoned with Soviet-era Novichok, German officials confirm
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S3 E8 (The Wrong Apocalypse) – After the Apocalypse
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S3 E6 (The Wrong Apocalypse) – Inner Decay
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Adam Schiff walks to a briefing.
Elections
Schiff warns Congress must be prepared for foreign interference in 2020 election
Pentagon officials speak at a hearing
Global Politics
Russian bounty allegations shine spotlight on what Trump admin knew and when
S3 E4 (The Wrong Apocalypse) – This Is Not a Drill
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S3 E3 (The Wrong Apocalypse) – So You Want Your Own Army?
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S3E1: World War C
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S3 Trailer (The Wrong Apocalypse)
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Podcast: 2019-05-15 Where Do U.S.-Russia Relations Stand Following Pompeo’s Meeting with Putin?
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A man in a crowd wearing a white T-shirt holds up a sign saying 'Russia get out of Georgia."
Conflict
NATO agreed Georgia would join. Why hasn’t it happened?
The Mueller Report is In; What Does it Mean?
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New Reports Underscore FBI’s Concern About Trump’s Links to Russia
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Manafort’s Links to Russian Oligarchs Under Renewed Scrutiny Amid Change in Leadership at the Department of Justice
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These are 3 photos of Vladimir Putin's calendars. On the first one from the left, he is holding a fish in his hands wearing green cargo pants, a hat, sunglasses and no shirt. Second one, Putin is exercising in a gym. Third one he is   wearing a black suit
Arts, Culture & Media
What’s the deal with Vladimir Putin calendars?
New Senate Reports Detail Extent of Russian Meddling Campaign
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Trump-Russia Summit Fallout Continues As Putin Gets Invite to D.C.
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A crowd watches an illuminated bandshell decorated with red and blue stars while confetti falls in the air.
It’s ironic that we play the ‘1812 Overture’ at Fourth of July celebrations
Ahead of North Korea Summit, President Trump Spurns U.S. Allies
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Mueller, Trump & Russia: The Counter-Intelligence Probe Defining The Presidency
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Alina Simone's daughter Zoe teaches her Russian-speaking grandfather some basic Chinese.
The World in Words
Russian-speaking New Yorker would rather her daughter learn Chinese
rykov insta
The man who taught the Kremlin how to win the internet
Merger Mania: Corporate Consolidations Promise Lofty Returns, Can They Deliver?
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russian meme satan jesus
Sowing Chaos: Russia’s Disinformation Wars
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Asian Americans May Lose Out in Trump Administration’s Census
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Arts, Culture & Media
Now Playing: Bardo
Arts, Culture & Media
Commentary: Russian Ark
Arts, Culture & Media
Russian Oz
America: The Most Dangerous Wealthy Nation for Kids
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Mueller: In the Cross Hairs of Conservative Media
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Flynn Pleads Guilty to Lying to the FBI
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harvey weinstein
Arts
Russians look at the Harvey Weinstein scandal and say, ‘What’s the big deal?’
Stanislav Petrov made a split-second decision that probably averted a nuclear conflagration. “I told myself I won’t be the cause of World War III. I won’t. Simple as that,” he said.
Conflict
The unsung Soviet officer who averted nuclear war
Rebuilding Brazil’s economy requires more than BRICS and China
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After the shooting.
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Former DOJ official warns: A voter purge is coming.
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A carnival model of Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in 2009.
Media
‘Why are Americans so fat?’ And other questions Russians have about us.
Catherine the Great of Russia, by Fyodor Rokotov
Conflict
How Russian meddling impacted the American Revolution
How much debt are you in?
Full Episode
Meeting of the G7 Summit in Taormina, Sicily, Italy, May 26, 2017.
Global Politics
No, Trump isn’t isolating America, says popular conservative blogger
A White House in Crisis, Inside Immigration Detention, Love Letters to Africa
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Protesters gather to rally against U.S. President Donald Trump's firing of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey, outside the White House in Washington, U.S. May 10, 2017.
Global Politics
Trump firing Comey: ‘It helps every authoritarian in the world’
Gen. Michael Hayden, The American Bison, Anxious Culture Wars
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Alexey Petrov at the March protest in Irkutsk. The scene reminded him of his own generation 20 yrs ago — before Russians his age became jaded about politics.
Global Politics
Young Russia, adrift from the Kremlin, stands up to Putin
The U.S. Attacks Syria, Police Reform Under Trump, The Value of Libraries
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Why Roger Stone Would Testify, What’s Next for Brexit, Erasing the Clean Power Plan
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World on Edge: Russia, The U.S. and History’s Greatest Geopolitical Chess Match
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Sergey Kislyak
Global Politics
Jeff Sessions recuses himself from investigation; the Russian ambassador is once again at the center of controversy
Russian-born musician Pavel Lion performs under the name Psoy Korolenko
Music
Pavel Lion is kind of a cross between Fyodor Dostoyevsky and ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic
A mural of then President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Belgrade, Serbia, December 4, 2016.
Conflict
Russian journalists’ advice to US reporters: ‘Don’t be nervous’ and ‘keep working’
President Donald Trump and aid at the Oval Office in the White House.
Conflict
Breitbart alumni shape the message at Trump’s White House
Dismantling Dodd Frank, Violence in Ukraine, The Increasing Reach of the FBI
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Trump’s Immigration Ban, Security Council Shakeup, NATO Reckons With Russia
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