Russian Koryaks drum and sing to save native culture
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Listening to enigmatic  Koryak-language songs and eating traditional salmon soup and  cutlets in this village, it is easy to imagine indigenous  cultures still thrive on Russia&#39;s Kamchatka peninsula.
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The narrative of homegrown athletes triumphing over foreign opponents resonates with Russian sports fans, reaffirming their conviction that their country&#39;s athletes are no worse, and
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Russia has launched a campaign to promote the national language after almost two decades of retreat -- to match the country&#39;s increasing economic and political confidence.
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MOSCOW, Jun 12 (IPS) - Russia is looking to promote its language and  culture as a way to improve its image abroad.
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The theatrical vision of "K. I. From 'Crime,' " performed in Russian by the Foundry Theater on west 37th Street, turns a foreign language into a form of music.
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Arts & entertainment: The Stretensky Monastery Choir  s captivating audiences the world over. Luke Harding meets them in Moscow.
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Patriarch Alexy II on Tuesday consecrated 18 newly cast brass bells destined for Harvard University in a trade that will see the originals returned to Russia nearly 80 years after they were saved from Josef Stalin's religious purges.
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A Russian province goes for a youth infusion the old-fashioned way.
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STAVROPOL, RUSSIA -- Once they were the outriders of the Russian empire, feared and fearless warriors who extended the Czar&#39;s authority as far as their horses would carry them.
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The abuse of conscripts in the Russian military -- known as hazing or &quot;rule of the grandfathers&quot; (&quot;dedovshchina&quot;) in Russian -- is a widespread problem that independent monitors say claims several thousand lives each year.
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The Kremlin rocked to the sound of British band Deep Purple on Monday in a gig with a difference.
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WHO: Thousands of Russian retirees and military veterans.
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Dwarf droid dancers in TV debut Russia's railway industry has thrown down the gauntlet to the rest of the world, exhibiting a team of dwarvish droids which can sing and dance on tables. Railways chiefs say that the machines will be used for tricky repair work in confined spaces.â¦
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MOSCOW  - Russians marked the anniversary of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution on Sunday with marches, Communist rallies and protests against a parliamentary proposal to scrap what was once the most sacred Soviet holiday. Some pro-Kremlin legislators have proposed replacing the Nov. 7 holiday with a new holiday on Nov. 4 to be called National Unity Day. Russia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma, is expected to consider the measure Wednesday in the first of three required votes.
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Carrying the Soviet hammer-and-sickle flag and singing as they marched, thousands of people commemorated the anniversary of the 1917 Revolution on Sunday in both a celebration of Soviet times and a protest ...
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An art prank  by a Czech collective has highlighted an old Czech tradition of tomfoolery that is a particular matter of national cultural pride.
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Sirens scream, jeeps fly past, helicopters prepare for take-off. Russia's flamboyant environmental enforcer Oleg Mitvol is in town.