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WEBMeduza. Новости. «Разрыв». Мы выпускаем книгу Даниила Туровского. Российская армия атаковала дронами Киев. ВСУ заявили, что сбили шесть беспилотников и две ракеты. 2 дня назад. Baza и «Верстка ...
Welcome to Meduza Russia's top news and reporting, in English
WEBFeb 2, 2015 · Every day we bring you the most important news and feature stories from hundreds of sources in Russia and across the former Soviet Union. Meduza is based in Riga, Latvia. Most of the people in our newsroom moved here after resigning from Lenta.ru, when Chief Editor Galina Timchenko was fired in what we believe was an act of censorship.
30 Years since Moscow’s Monsters of Rock - Meduza
WEBOct 13, 2021 · On September 28, 1991, the Tushino Airfield in Moscow hosted the Monsters of Rock international music festival. AC/DC, Metallica, the Black Crowes, and Pantera all performed, while the metal band Electro Shock Therapy represented the Soviet Union. The event attracted a crowd of more than 500,000 people, making it the largest rock concert in the history of both the USSR and the Russian Federation.
The lives of Russia's sex workers today — Meduza
WEBFeb 9, 2019 · According to different estimates, there are between one and three million sex workers in Russia today. Compared to two decades ago, the industry also has a new look. Most prostitutes have moved indoors, finding their clients online instead of on street corners. The women are generally older (in St. Petersburg, the average age is 32), and a whopping 90 percent are mothers.
A potential game changer How the ATACMS differs from the other …
WEBOn October 17, 2023, Volodymyr Zelensky reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had launched U.S.-provided Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missiles for the first time. “Our agreements with President Biden are being implemented,” the Ukrainian president announced. “They’re being implemented very accurately — the ATACMS have proven themselves.” Hours earlier, The Wall Street ...
Two theories Why did the Russian authorities designate Meduza …
WEBMay 3, 2021 · As you may have learned from the crowdfunding banners now adorning this website, the Russian authorities designated Meduza as a “foreign agent” on April 23. Our new status in Russia has chased away advertisers and deprived us of revenue, endangering Meduza’s continued existence. We asked the Justice Ministry why it believes we are “foreign agents,” and officials sent a formal ...
Who's behind Rybar? The Bell unmasks one of Telegram's most …
WEBNov 18, 2022 · Rybar, a pro-Kremlin military analysis channel on Telegram, has been cited by the world's top news agencies, and it's easy to understand why: the channel seems to have access to a wide network of informants whose claims are difficult to ignore, if impossible to verify. But despite its influence, Rybar's administrators have remained anonymous throughout the war. In a new investigation, however ...
General Vlasov’s return - Meduza
WEBOct 24, 2022 · Andrey Vlasov, the infamous Russian officer who switched sides to the Nazis during World War II, was executed by hanging in 1946. More than seven decades later, his specter still haunts Russian cultural memory, albeit drowned out by pobedobesie (Moscow’s hyperbolic Victory Day celebrations) and the Kremlin’s insistent efforts to straitjacket the tragic nuances of Russian history into a ...
Before Putin It’s been two decades since Boris Yeltsin ... - Meduza
WEBJan 2, 2020 · Twenty years ago, on December 31, 1999, Russia’s first president, Boris Yeltsin, announced his resignation, catapulting a young Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to head of state. It was the first time in Russia’s history that a living leader left office voluntarily. Everyone who witnessed or participated in the event remembers it roughly the same way, but there are still a few things we don ...
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