Russian elite scour globe for art of the motherland
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MOSCOW (Reuters Life!) - Russian art is gathering international attention and hefty price tags as the country's elite buy their motherland's masterpieces away from home.
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A self-styled tsar, four empresses and  scores of other eccentrics have sought to register for Russian  presidential elections in March, the country's elections chief  said on Monday.
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Russia will seek a boost for President Vladimir Putin's bid to revive its once mighty aviation industry this week, by rolling out its first modern commercial airliner for the global market -- the Superjet.
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ST PETERSBURG, Russia  - Artist and photographer Ivan Ushkov takes dark pictures that set out to puncture the glossy image of Russia that the country's leaders try to project.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded a top state honour to ex-dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn on Tuesday, lauding his devotion to the &quot;fatherland&quot; at a lavish ceremony in the Kremlin.
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Prices for Russian works of art set a series of new records at auctions in London this week as rich Russians flexed their financial muscles.
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MINSK, October 21. (RIA Novosti s Larisa Sayenko) All Russians who come to the Belarussian capital are amazed by the flood of propaganda, which on all the three state-owned TV channels praises the country s ...
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A study says most of Russia's political elite has security service ties, with many chosen by President Putin.
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A Russian province goes for a youth infusion the old-fashioned way.
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A Russian art exhibition will be one step closer to opening in London when a law to protect the works comes into force.
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Denmark is vying with Russia in a race to map the Arctic seabed and stake a claim to its resources.
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MOSCOW, Jan. 29 -- In mid-January, the publication Kommersant First Rating released the results of its annual poll, in which Russians were asked to name the country's elite in 2007. Heading the list of 200, as in previous years, was President Vladimir Putin, followed by one of the country's most...
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The religious faithful in Moscow are flocking to a Kremlin cathedral for a homecoming of sorts -- the return of a beloved icon, or holy picture.
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Masterpieces from Russia are secured for a Royal Academy 'blockbuster' exhibition in London.
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Two top Kremlin officials have shown up on state-controlled television regularly for months, appearing decisive and statesmanlike, inspiring speculation that they are competing for the job of President Vladimir Putin.
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With regional elections Sunday from St. Petersburg to Siberia, Russians are entering what promises to be a year of ballots choreographed to ensure a smooth succession and enable President Vladimir Putin to keep a hand on the steering wheel even after he steps down.
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In a string of London auctions culminating, newly rich Russians have spent millions of dollars buying back Russian paintings and other treasures which ended up in the West both before and after the 1917 Communist revolution.