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Key Parts Returned from Hubble Telescope Now on Display at Smithsonian

The camera that captured many of the Hubble Space Telescope's most famous images and the "contact lenses" that focused the observatory's flawed mirror debuted Wednesday at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in...

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Russia's Latest YouTube Craze: Exposing Police Corruption (Time.com)

By CARL SCHRECK / MOSCOW Carl Schreck / Moscow – Fri Nov 20, 12:30 pm ET Public antipathy toward the police runs so deep in Russia that it would seem impossible for the reputation of those paid to protect and serve to get any...

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Charity warning on child rights

A charity report says the number of children separated from their families or without parents has increased to 24 million worldwide. The BBC's Richard Galpin meets an affected family in St Petersburg.

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Can President Medvedev make the earth move?,

President Medvedev’s announcement that he is considering reducing the number of time zones in Russia has evoked a sense of déjà vu in Samara. Previous attempts have all failed and Medvedev would do well to think hard before...

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Evgeny Lebedev and the Londongrad Blues

This week's lunch with the FT features Peter Aspden sitting down for some sushi and a harmless bit of obsequiousness with Evgeny Lebedev, the son of Alexander Lebedev. The conversation has some interesting points ... such as...

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20th November 2009: Scientists rewarded for pgm deposit discovery in Russia

Two Russian scientists have been recognised for their work in uncovering platinum and palladium deposits in the Kola Peninsula, it was confirmed yesterday (19th November). The duo managed to discover cut-off grade deposits...

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Alexander Pushkin, By Robert Chandler

Hesperus's "Brief Lives" series of short biographies offers a sound and accessible alternative to the blockbuster literary life. Pushkin, so pivotal to Russian history as well as literature as a pioneer in poetry, drama and...

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Hauschka Video Wins Award

We are thrilled to announce that Hauschka's Morgenrot video (directed by Jeff Desom) has won the Grand Prix at the International Music Video Festival Museek in St. Petersburg - the only event of its kind in Russia. The video...

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Trout Triumph

Fish House // 4 Pereulok Grivtsova, Tel: 448 2277 // Menu in Russian and English // Lunch for two without alcohol: 2,470 rubles ($85.25) By Matthew Brown The St. Petersburg Times Following its success with the Stroganoff Steak...

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India through the ages

A new exhibition at the Stroganov Palace titled “The Modern Art of India: Pictorial Trajectories,” traces the development of modern Indian art with selected pieces from the late 19th century through to the beginning of the 21st...

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