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Murmansk Applies to Russian Patent Office with Arctic SlogansMurmansk city authorities have initiated the registration of official slogans with the Russian Patent Office to highlight the city's unique status as an Arctic hub.

Mar 3, 2026

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Centenary film 'Battleship Potemkin' with live soundtrack shown in Novosibirsk — how it surprised viewersAn audience in Novosibirsk saw Sergei Eisenstein's silent masterpiece on the big screen accompanied by a unique live score.

Mar 3, 2026

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Should You Upgrade Your Router When Your ISP Pushes a New One?Experts from a Kemerovo-based ISP explain when replacing your router genuinely improves internet speed and when it is merely a marketing tactic.

Mar 3, 2026

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Former Harmony followers in Samara sue journalists over exposéClients of Ella Prudnikova are unhappy with how Andrey Malakhov's TV show portrayed their training center.

Mar 3, 2026

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Teenager Detained for Shooting Girl at Academ-Park MallPolice in St. Petersburg have detained a 16-year-old boy suspected of shooting a pneumatic pistol, injuring a 22-year-old woman.

Mar 3, 2026

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Gas ignites at Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant, firefighting since yesterdayA technological gas flare-up occurred at the Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant. A fire train was deployed to extinguish the blaze.

Mar 3, 2026

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Kazan village taxi fares hit 1,000 rubles post-bus cancellationBoth school and municipal bus services have been suspended in several Kazan villages due to heavy snowfall.

Mar 3, 2026

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Elderly Woman Forced to Sleep in Stairwell Amid Apartment ClutterAn elderly woman in Yekaterinburg has been unable to enter her apartment, which is piled with garbage, for the third day in a row and is forced to stay on the stairwell. Neighbors complain about unsanitary conditions and insects.

Mar 3, 2026

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Two Perm Universities Make World Ranking, Joining Oxford and HarvardPerm State National Research University and Perm Polytechnic have been included in the world ranking of best universities. The list was published by the British agency Times Higher Education, which has been compiling it for over 15 years.

Mar 3, 2026

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Kuzbass Holds Winter Drone Drills to Find Power Line FaultsEnergy engineers in Kuzbass have conducted winter exercises with drones to rapidly identify and repair damaged power lines, improving inspection efficiency.

Mar 3, 2026

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Police raid nets 300 liters of illicit alcohol in AdlerDuring raids in Adler, officers found wine of unknown origin in a store and beer sold directly from a residential building.

Mar 3, 2026

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Drone inspections reveal nearly 300 snow-overloaded roofs in NovosibirskManagement companies face fines of up to 250,000 rubles ($2,700 at current rates) for violations.

Mar 3, 2026

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Sign Removed from June Mall in Krasnoyarsk as Rebranding BeginsThe sign is being taken down from the June shopping mall in Krasnoyarsk as it is rebranded to Kubatura following its sale by Sber's subsidiary.

Mar 3, 2026

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Coke gas fire at Chelyabinsk plant since yesterdayA fire train was called in to extinguish the blaze.

Mar 3, 2026

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Tolyatti Bids Farewell to Theater Director Vladimir KorennoyHundreds gathered at the Tolyatti Youth Drama Theatre to say goodbye to its artistic director, Vladimir Korennoy, who died at age 76 after a brief illness.

Mar 3, 2026

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Food Supplier Denies Poor-Quality Products Reached Tyumen SchoolThe catering provider for a school where dozens of children fell ill states that substandard products could not have reached students due to strict controls, as an investigation into the mass illness continues.

Mar 3, 2026

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Scandalous Samara Training Center 'Harmony' Told to Vacate PremisesThe 'Harmony' training center, founded by psychologist Ella Prudnikova, has been evicted from its main venue in Samara for unpaid rent, and a fraud case has been initiated against an 'unidentified person'.

Mar 3, 2026

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Engineer appointed deputy construction minister in Zabaikalsky KraiYevgeny Prodan, who previously worked in the Capital Construction Department, has been named a deputy minister in the region.

Mar 3, 2026

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Two Yugra residents killed in truck crash on Tyumen-Khanty-Mansiysk highwayInspectors warn of heavy snowfall on the highway after a fatal accident claimed two lives.

Mar 3, 2026

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Novosibirsk to See Thaw in Early February with Temperatures Above ZeroWarmth will be replaced by cold and vice versa in the Novosibirsk region during the first week of February, meteorologists report.

Mar 3, 2026

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Elderly hoarder turns apartment into trash heap, sleeps in hallwayResidents of a building in Yekaterinburg are raising the alarm over a pensioner who has been sleeping and eating in the stairwell for three days, unable to enter her apartment due to clutter.

Mar 3, 2026

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Suspect Arrested in Robbery on Prazhskaya StreetPolice in the Frunzensky District of St. Petersburg have detained a man suspected of robbing a jewelry store.

Mar 3, 2026

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Car Struck by Train on Yaroslavl Line in Moscow RegionA car was hit by a train on the Yaroslavl line near Moscow on Friday, January 30, injuring the driver who drove onto the tracks.

Mar 3, 2026

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Dismantling of New Year Decorations Starts in TolyattiMunicipal authorities in Tolyatti have commenced the removal of New Year decorations, with the company 'Zelenstroy' handling the takedown of festive installations.

Mar 3, 2026

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Tula City Hall Summons Transport Operators Over Service IssuesThe Tula administration has cited a driver shortage as the reason for ongoing transport problems, following a meeting with a major operator.

Mar 3, 2026

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