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International Womens’ Day/Международный женский день: Clara and Rosa Turning in their Graves!

By on 08/03/2011

8th of March was conceived as a day to celebrate equal rights for women. If Clara Zetkin and Rosa Luxumbourg could see what Russians get up to today, they’d be turning in their graves.

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Day of Russian Guards Regiments/День российской гвардии: Boyhood Games to Military Might

By on 02/09/2010

In the Putin era, the Guards are brought out of retirement, dusted off, and put to work again for the greater glory of Russia’s new empire: along with double-headed eagles, the Orthodox Church, money, and good old Russian excess.

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Why I Hate Dachas, and You Should Too!

By on 02/05/2010

The fact of the matter is, and no amount of Chekhov will convince me otherwise: this whole dacha thing is a well-oiled vehicle to keep female indentured servitude alive and well in the early 21st Century.

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