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Police have uncovered more than ten illegal casinos in Moscow and the suburbs, although many netizens put it down to protection rather than good police work.
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A Russian emigrant was detained as he attempted to reach the USA from France on a raft after being denied asylum there. He claims he was persecuted in Russia.
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After cancelling Daylight Savings Time just one year ago, rumours are spreading that it may be reintroduced before next winter, much to many netizens' delight.
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Kevin Kuranyi, a Brazilian-born attacker for Dynamo Moscow saved an elderly woman from drowning while on his Christmas holidays. Most Russian netizens are proud.
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Russian TV presenter and oppositionist falsely claimed she had been forced to undress completely for a search at Miami airport. Netizens are not kind to her.
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Russian netizens react to news that a woman has been beaten up in a Riga shopping centre for speaking in Russian. The Latvian capital has a Russian majority.
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This video shows the moment a man climbed onto the church roof in Red Square and shouted "Allahu Akbar" to passersby. Netizens show their distaste for his actions.
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A statue of Lenin that fell over in the Odessa region of Ukraine was not destroyed in connection with the Maidan protests, but rather fell over from wear and tear.