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  • July 2008

    • Russia Goes After Emo

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 24, 08 3:55 PM CDT

      Russia Goes After Emo

      (Newser) - Fearing a threat to the wellbeing of its youth, the Russian Duma is going after what it sees as Public Enemy No. 1—emo.  Lawmakers are debating legislation to ban all signs of emo culture—an offshoot of punk music—from schools and government buildings, the Guardian reports. Lawmakers see the  trademark skinny jeans, black lipstick, and outré hairdos as “dangerous teen trends” that could lead to antisocial behavior and suicide. More »

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      Russia  • music  • fashion  • culture  • legislation  • youth  • Russian parliament  • Duma  • emo

  • December 2007

    • Observers Cry Foul Over Putin Victory

      CNN  |  Dec 3, 07 7:53 AM CST

      Observers Cry Foul Over Putin Victory

      (Newser) - Even as Vladimir Putin hailed his party's decisive victory in Russian elections yesterday as a mandate, international elections observers said the polling was neither free nor fair, and complained of government interference. State employees were reportedly ordered to vote for Putin, CNN reports, and Garry Kasparov’s Other Russia party was left off the ballot entirely. “We cannot say there were fair elections,” said one observer. More »

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      Russia  • Vladimir Putin  • Russian elections  • United Russia  • Garry Kasparov  • Other Russia  • Duma

    • Kremlin Hails Big Putin Win

      Reuters  |  Dec 2, 07 2:14 PM CST

      Kremlin Hails Big Putin Win

      (Newser) - Vladimir Putin had garnered more than 60% of the vote in parliamentary elections today, hailed by the Kremlin as continued popular mandate for his policies even after his term ends. Putin's United Russia party, boosted by the country's oil boom, was expected to grab a landslide victory, but opposition and watchdog groups were calling foul play well before the election got under way, Reuters reports. More »

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      Vladimir Putin  • Russian elections  • United Russia  • Garry Kasparov  • Duma

  • October 2007

    • Kasparov in Presidential Gambit

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Oct 1, 07 3:29 AM CDT

      Kasparov in Presidential Gambit

      (Newser) - Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov has been overwhelmingly chosen by an opposition coalition to run for president of Russia when Vladimir Putin's current term ends next March, reports the Daily Telegraph . His place on the ballot is not guaranteed until he registers, a process likely to be checked by Putin forces. More »

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      Russia  • Vladimir Putin  • presidential election  • Garry Kasparov  • Other Russia  • Duma

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