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Moscow stories: 55 news summaries

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Stalin Planned
to Destroy Moscow Ahead of Nazis

Bombs, booby traps
set in 1,200 buildings

Dec 5, 08 4:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Stalin would have all but destroyed Moscow if the Nazis had taken the city, the Telegraph reports. Secret 1941 documents now on display detail the rigging of 1,200 buildings with explosives so that the Germans—only 19 miles from the city at the time—would conquer little more than... More »

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Russia • Moscow • explosives • Adolf Hitler • Nazi • World War II • Josef Stalin

 Auction Houses 
 Counting on 
 Russians 

Buyers prop up industry staggering from economic crunch

Nov 30, 08 1:28 PM CST
(Newser) - With dwindling sales and empty showrooms, art auction houses are increasingly relying on what they have dubbed RR: rich Russians. Houses are hoping the record price drawn by a Kasimir Malevich painting earlier this month is proof that the Russian market will escape the downturn that's affecting other sectors. Of... More »

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Russia • contemporary art • Moscow • art • Sotheby's • Christie's • modern art • Bonhams Auctions • art auction

(AP) - A Russian investigator says today's crash of a passenger jet that killed 88 people was most likely caused by failure of one of the Boeing-737-500's two engines. The plane was on its approach to land amid low cloudcover when it crashed into an unpopulated area of a central Russian city,... More »

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Russia • Boeing • Moscow • crash • plane crash • Boeing 737

EU Won't Put Ukraine on Membership Fast Track

Amid worries over Russian ambition, Sarkozy acknowledges 'European destiny'

Sep 9, 08 3:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ukraine’s president left a summit with European Union leaders today without a firm promise of EU membership, the Guardian reports. While French President Nicolas Sarkozy offered Victor Yushchenko an “association agreement” and affirmed Europe’s commitment to Ukraine’s territorial rights, dissent from Germany, Italy and the Netherlands... More »

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Eastern Europe • European Union • Europe • Nicolas Sarkozy • Moscow • Ukraine • Viktor Yushchenko

Georgians in Moscow Face Violence

As conflict continues, emigrants subject to beatings, robberies

Aug 18, 08 10:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - As Russia maintains its military presence in Georgia, ethnic Georgians living in Moscow have reported growing harassment and violence. The Russian capital is home to 54,000 Georgians, and since the conflict began, they have been subjected to robberies, beatings, and intimidation, Bloomberg reports. Police are stopping Georgians on the... More »

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Russia • Moscow • Georgia • Nashi • ethnic tensions • Georgians

OPINION

Saakashvili: West Must Stop Russia Brutality

Moscow seeks 'new world order,' warns Georgian president

Aug 14, 08 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - As Russia maintains a troop presence in several Georgian cities, Mikheil Saakashvili writes in the Washington Post, "We cannot allow Georgia to become the first victim of a new world order as imagined by Moscow." The Georgian president says the international community must recognize that Russia intends to... More »

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Russia • NATO • Moscow • Georgia • Kremlin • Mikheil Saakashvili • Abkhazia • South Ossetia

Russian Ravers Lose Sight After Laser Show

Vision loss as high as 80% and 'impossible
to regain'

Jul 15, 08 6:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Several partygoers at a Russian rave lost part of their sight to damage from a laser light show, Reuters reports. Dozens have appeared at Moscow hospitals for treatment of retinal burns. Loss of vision is as high as 80% and "regaining it is impossible," according to one ophthalmologist.... More »

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Russia • Moscow • dance • eyes • laser • sight impaired • lasers

Russia Bristles at Landmark US-Czech Deal

Moscow threatens military action against anti-missile system

Jul 8, 08 7:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Russia today blasted a landmark deal between the US and Czech Republic with rhetoric reminiscent of the Cold War. After Czech officials agreed to let the US use its territory for a missile-defense system, Moscow threatened military retaliation, Reuters reports. The Kremlin views the deployment of the system in former... More »

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Russia • Europe • Moscow • Condoleezza Rice • Czech Republic • missile defense system

Manchester United Wins Russian-Roulette Club Final

Late-night shootout in Moscow caps long day for British clubs, army of fans

May 21, 08 5:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Manchester United beat Chelsea in a sudden-death shootout to win tonight's European Champions League Final in Moscow, with goalie Edwin van der Sar saving a shot from Chelsea's Nicolas Anelka to seal the all-British encounter, the BBC reports. "The first penalty shoot-out I've ever won in a big game,... More »

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Manchester United • Moscow • soccer • Chelsea • European Championships

 Moscow Subway
 Is a K9 Kingdom 

Stray dogs grow ever more comfortable with life in the capital

May 20, 08 12:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - It's not only humans who get around the Russian capital by subway these days. Stray dogs are now a common sight on the Moscow metro, and, as the Wall Street Journal reports, their lives are pretty cushy. Muscovites are accustomed to seeing them lounging in stations, waiting for someone to... More »

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Russia • subway • Moscow • dog • animal

British Soccer Fans Ready to Invade Russia

Diehards planning trip to Moscow to see all-England final

Apr 30, 08 9:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - The May 21 Champions League soccer final in Moscow will feature two English powers—but cost might be the least of the worries for British fans hoping to make the trip. An overwhelmed Russian embassy is already farming out applications for visas, and demand was crashing Web sites even before... More »

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Manchester United • soccer riots • Moscow • soccer • Liverpool • Chelsea • UEFA • Champions League

 NATO Warns Russia
 Over Georgia Buildup 

Moscow sends troops to breakaway regions; peacekeeping role doubted

Apr 30, 08 2:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - NATO chided Russia today for sending additional troops into the breakaway Georgian provinces, saying the show of force “undermined Georgia’s territorial integrity,” the BBC reports. The alliance also warned Tbilisi against exacerbating the situation: Georgia has warned against Russian intervention, and, according to Moscow, also increased troop... More »

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NATO • Moscow • Vladimir Putin • Georgia • Kosovo • Tbilisi • separatists • Kodori Gorge • Abkhazia


 Hilton Hit With
 Hyatt Ban 

Ditzy heiress barred from hotel chain after graffiti incident

Apr 23, 08 11:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Paris Hilton is facing a worldwide Hyatt ban after she scrawled her name on a $12,700-a-night presidential suite's luxury wallpaper in Moscow, the Sun reports. The heirhead, who's on tour with her Good Charlotte boyfriend Benji Madden, was fined $7,100 for the "Paris Moscow 2008" graffiti gaffe,... More »

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Moscow • Paris Hilton • celebrity • Hyatt • ban

 2 Journalists Killed in Russia 

TV reporters killed in Moscow, Dagestan

Mar 22, 08 5:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two journalists have been killed in separate incidents in Russia, AFP reports. A reporter for state-run television was found strangled and stabbed in his Moscow apartment. Only hours earlier he had written a blog post saying "Now I'm a dissident!" The man had worked in Dagestan and elsewhere... More »

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Russia • television • Moscow • journalism • Chechnya • journalists killed • Dagestan

Putin's Newest Gig: Savage Theater Critic

Russian prez
mocks cast, upbraids
director after play

Mar 12, 08 9:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila caused a stir in Moscow last weekend when they paid an unannounced visit to the theater. After the audience gave him a standing ovation, Putin made a foray into theater criticism that stunned the cast. "Why did you show him crying?" asked the... More »

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Russia • theater • Moscow • Vladimir Putin • play • film director • Lyudmila Putin • Woe From Wit

Putin Pushes for High Turnout

Mentor wants mandate for Medvedev

Feb 29, 08 4:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Even with the outcome all but certain, Vladimir Putin took to the airwaves today to urge Russians to vote in Sunday’s elections. Putin wants to enable his hand-picked presidential successor, Dmitry Medvedev, to claim a strong mandate, so the government is pushing for turnout of at least 65%, the... More »

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Russia • Moscow • Vladimir Putin • Kremlin • Dmitry Medvedev • Russian elections

Moscow May Host Talks for Israel, Syria

Sequel to Annapolis would tackle dispute over Golan Heights

Nov 29, 07 1:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Russia and the US are hatching a possible follow-up to the Annapolis Mideast summit in Moscow next year; the meeting would be aimed at launching peace negotiations between Israel and Syria, the Washington Post reports. Both sides signaled enthusiasm about reviving talks, centered on the dispute over the Golan Heights,... More »

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Israel • Syria • Moscow • Six Day War • Annapolis summit • Arab Israeli conflict • Golan Heights • George W. Bush

Watchdog Won't Monitor Russia Election

European body blames Moscow for 'delays
and restrictions'

Nov 16, 07 2:05 PM CST
(Newser) - An international election watchdog agency has canceled its mission to monitor Russia’s December vote because its delegation's visa applications “have continuously been denied,” reports the Washington Post. The lack of oversight by the agency, part of the 55-member Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, is... More »

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Russia • Moscow • Vladimir Putin • Soviet Union • poll • United Russia • election

Kremlin May Forge a Separate
2.0 Peace

Moscow mulling the creation of a Russian-only computer network

Oct 28, 07 8:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Kremlin is going 2.0 by extending its reach into cyberspace, where dissidents have found refuge from the government’s tight censorship. While Putin allies mount pro-government websites and snatch up existing independent outlets, Moscow is considering the creation of a separate Russian network. “The attractiveness of the... More »

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China • Russia • United Nations • Internet • propaganda • Moscow • Vladimir Putin • Kremlin • Ukraine • LiveJournal • cyberspace

Rice to Russia: You're No USSR

Secretary talks tough, warning Moscow about using energy supplies for political leverage

Oct 22, 07 3:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Condoleezza Rice said today Russia shouldn’t use its oil and gas reserves as a “political weapon,” and that the country should move away from authoritarianism and toward democracy. The secretary of state confirmed a “certain distance” between Russia and the US, Reuters reports, but the Soviet... More »

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Russia • Moscow • Condoleezza Rice • Vladimir Putin • Soviet Union • Cold War

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