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  • May 2008

    • Russia Parades Its Might, With Soviet Echoes

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 9, 08 1:46 PM CDT

      Russia Parades Its Might, With Soviet Echoes

      Russia marked the 63rd anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany today with a parade of Soviet-era of tanks, missile launchers, and columns of foot soldiers, the New York Times reports. President-turned-prime-minister Vladimir Putin and his successor, Dmitry Medvedev, looked on, surrounded by the contrast of communist ritual with symbols of modern Russia's cut-throat capitalism. More »

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      Russia  • Vladimir Putin  • military  • Nazi  • World War II  • Dmitry Medvedev  • Soviet Union  • Soviet

  • August 2007

    • Russians Hot for Cold War Habit

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Aug 9, 07 5:19 PM CDT

      Russians Hot for Cold War Habit

      Russia's air force has revived the Soviet-era practice of flying to areas policed by NATO and the US, Reuters reports. A Tu-95 bomber "exchanged smiles" today with American pilots who raced to track it as it flew over Guam. As during the Cold War, Russian officials called the incident a routine flexing of military muscle. More »

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      Russia  • Vladimir Putin  • NATO  • Cold War  • Guam  • Russian military  • Soviet

  • April 2007

    • Communist Art Is Capitalist Hit

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 23, 07 12:50 PM CDT

      Communist Art Is Capitalist Hit

      Nostalgia for the good old days of the USSR is in—at least for Russian art collectors. These days, communist-inspired paintings of peasant scenes and heroic workers have acquired a uniquely capitalist hipness. "The art was propaganda of happiness," says Yuri Tyukhtin, a banker who runs an art gallery and likes the monumentality of the work. More »

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      Russia  • art  • propaganda  • communism  • art collector  • capitalism  • USSR  • collecting  • Soviet

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