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Russia Is Far From Oil’s Peak

The good news is that panic scenarios about the world running out of oil any time soon are wrong. The bad news is that the price of oil is going to continue to rise. “Peak Oil” is not our problem. Po...

The Russian Navy Murders

There was a murder ring operating at the Admiralty in St Petersburg... Rather like the infamous “kill squad” of US army soldiers implicated in the Maywand District murders in Afghanistan in 2010, Rus...

Worldbackwards: The Elena Basner Case

On 16 July 2014, a major retrospective of Kazimir Malevich opened at the Tate Modern in London. But the woman responsible for the cardinal redating of Malevich ’s canvases and a radical reassessment ...

Broken China: Plagiarism at the Hermitage

On 7 December 2014, the Hermitage Museum grandly celebrated its 250th anniversary. The programme of events included a dazzling light show on Palace Square, the opening of a new wing in the General St...

Comparison of Samples of Khmelnitskaya with Original Text of Natalia Sipovskaya

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Comparison of Khmelnitskaya with Original Text of Alexandra Troschinskaya

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Iran-Russia Oil-for-Goods Deal

In January 2014, it was first reported that Russia and Iran were discussing an oil-for-goods deal. Under the agreement, Moscow would buy up to 500,000 barrels a day of Iranian oil, in exchange for Ru...

Missing Russian Paintings

On 3 November 2008, Kazimir Malevich ’s Suprematist Composition (1916) was sold at a Sotheby’s auction to an anonymous bidder for $60 million. The current record prices for Russian art make it tantal...

Crime and Punish-Ment

A day in the life of a Russian policeman responsible for keeping order in Admiralty District in St Petersburg – the most unenviable beat in the notorious “crime capital” of Russia. Lying slap bang in...

Housing in St Petersburg

The historical centre of St Petersburg roughly corresponds to the “golden triangle” bounded by Palace Embankment, the River Fontanka and Gorokhovaya Street. Home to many famous museums, palaces and c...

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