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Next Year in Moscow 2: A beautiful life

Next Year in Moscow

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Is Russia a Free State?

In September 2011, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced he was stepping aside. Protests broke out after the Kremlin brazenly rigged parliamentary elections. The rallies grew from 5,000 to 50,000 to 100,000 over several months. Sonya remembers running until she arrived at a cafe called Jean-Jacques for pre-test hangouts.

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