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October 29, 2012 | The Daily Beast
Russia Cracks Down on North Caucasus Wedding Gunfire
Celebratory gun salutes are a traditional feature of North Caucasus nuptials, but the custom is causing havoc in Mosocw.
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October 12, 2012 | Pulitzer Center
Russia: Shrinking Siberia
After 20 years of declining industry and rampant corruption, Russia is now on the move – its young people, especially those in remote areas, are looking for opportunities to move out of the country.
October 04, 2012 | Pulitzer Center
Russia’s Booming Nuclear Industry
Boasting of new technology that would prevent another Chernobyl, Russia wants to double its domestic nuclear energy output and triple the sales of its reactors worldwide.
September 26, 2012 | Pulitzer Center
Russia’s New Nuclear Family
Obninsk, once one of Stalin's secret cities devoted to atomic bomb development, has become a go-to hub for nuclear research and training. Demand for Russian nuclear technology is on the rise.
September 24, 2012 | The Chronicle of Higher Education
Russia Unveils a $2 Billion Campus on the Edge of China
Freezing temperatures, howling winds and isolated location make new Russian campus a hard sell.
September 18, 2012 | Scientific American
To Catch a Falling Core: Lessons of Chernobyl for Russian Nuclear Industry
Chernobyl is a PR headache for Russia's nuclear industry, but a new generation is looking at the bright side of the nuclear disaster.
September 17, 2012 | Newsweek
Shrinking Siberia
Why are young people fleeing Siberia?
September 08, 2012 | Scientific American
Breaking the Arctic Ice: Russia's Nuclear Tool
Russia’s rapidly expanding nuclear industry has set it sights on the freezing waters of the Arctic basin, with an ambitious goal to build the world’s largest “universal” nuclear icebreaker.
September 07, 2012 | Foreign Policy
Russia’s Bridge to Nowhere
A billion dollar boondoggle in Russia's Far East is the showpiece of Moscow's corruption.
September 06, 2012 | The Daily Beast
Female Terrorists of Dagestan
The fear of death has faded among Dagestan’s Salafi women. Kurbanova became the 42nd female suicide bomber in the last decade in Russia.
September 03, 2012 | Pulitzer Center
Russia's Nuclear Salesmanship
Russia’s nuclear industry is expanding quickly. Energy-hungry countries put aside concerns over Chernobyl and Fukushima as they seek to join the nuclear club.
September 03, 2012 | The Daily Beast
Dagestan: The Silversmiths of Kubachi
As Russian troops march past, a village in Dagestan struggles to uphold silversmithing traditions.