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  Riots Break Out In Chelyabinsk Penal Colony
  Riots have broken out in a prison colony in Chelyabinsk, where the revolt has been ongoing for over 24 hours. 40 protesters outside have also been arrested.
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  Fine Of 20 Months’ Average Salary For Minor Traffic Offences
  Dmitry Medvedev has spoken about increasing the fine for traffic offences such as speeding and running a red light to 20 times the average monthly salary in Russia.
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  Schoolgirl Forced To Strip At Knifepoint By Classmates
  In Vladivostok, and 11-year-old girl has been forced to strip off for her classmates while being held at knifepoint. Once naked, they started to photograph her.
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  Netizens Scorn Russia’s New Minimum Standard of Living
  The consumer basket in Russia has been set for next year, leading netizens to argue over whether it fulfills the basic needs of all citizens, or if it is too much.
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  Horror As Students Dissect A Pet Cat In Anatomy Class
  In a school training vets in Moscow, students were asked to catch a pet cat and bring it into school for euthanasia and dissection. WARNING: graphic images.
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  Photographer Asks Russian Investigators to Prove God Exists
  A Russian photographer has submitted an official request to the investigative committee to try to find out whether God exists. Netizens think it's a great idea!
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  Leader of Naked Protesters FEMEN Arrested At Airport
  The leader of the Ukrainian feminist group FEMEN has been arrested at the airport in St. Petersburg trying enter Russia. The reasons for her arrest are unknown.
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  PM Promises Kitten to Former Finnish President
  Cat lover Dmitry Medvedev has promised to send a pedigree kitten to the former Finnish PM to replace her own cat, which has died recently. Puerile reactions abound.
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  Old Woman Set Upon By Rabid Wolf Beats Her Attacker
  A 56-year-old pensioner has fought off a wolf attack, and lived to tell the tale. Netizens doubt that she would have been so lucky had the wolf been healthy.
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  Move To Ban Energy Drinks Draws Criticism From Netizens
  A move to ban to consumption of energy drinks in public places by adults and in any way for teenagers has attracted much cynicism and mockery from netizens.
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  Nuclear Weapons To Be Made By Private Companies
  Deputy PM Dmitry Rogozin: private Russian companies will be able to develop nuclear weapons in co-operation with the state, while netizens talk about embezzlement.
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  “Attack on Free Speech”? Hugely Popular Comedy Site Banned
  A very popular Russian encyclopaedia of memes and humour has been banned by the recently introduced register of banned sites, much to the disgust of many netizens.
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  13-Year-Old Commits Suicide Because Teacher Told Her Off
  A 13-year-old has hanged herself in front of her twin sister, unable to stop her, after getting a note in her planner from her teacher about chatting in lesson.
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  Move To Ban Public Urination Meets Scepticism From Netizens
  A new bill that would ban urination in public places has been slammed by netizens as unnecessary and unfair on those with weaker bladders due to age or illness.
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  Civil Servant Caught On “Date” With 12-Year-Old
  A 32-year-old civil servant has been caught by a group of activists on a "date" with a 12-year-old girl in a situation reminiscent of "To Catch A Predator".
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  Police Colonel Shoots Two Comrades in Tuapse
  A police colonel has gone on a rampage, shooting a colleague's driver then the colleague himself with a non-lethal weapon. The reasons for this are as yet unknown.
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  Nationalist Protest Goes “Without Serious Incident”
  An authorised march in Moscow to celebrate "National Unity Day" has gone peacefully and calmly, despite the arrests of twenty-five men in masks wearing swastikas.
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