#RUSSIA: Statue of Ukrainian Poet in Moscow Becomes Site Of Rare, Silent Anti-War Protest

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Since a Russian missile struck a residential building in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro nine days ago, killing 46 and injuring 80 others, Muscovites have been coming to lay flowers — along with plush toys and photographs of the destroyed building — at the feet of the statue of Lesya Ukrainka (1871-1913) a Ukrainian poet and playwright who lived during the last decades of the Russian Empire.

Her poetry, which has been translated into english, is often hopeful in the midst of tragedy and darkness, perfect for ukrainians in their moment of suffering.

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#RUSSIA: Putin's Party Loses A Third Of Seats It Controlled On Moscow's City Council

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Pres. Vladimir Putin’s United Russia Party has sensationally lost a THIRD of its seats in Moscow in a local election bloodbath.

Sunday’s election was one of the most closely watched regional elections in years after many opposition candidates were excluded triggering the capital’s biggest protests in nearly a decade.

The vote was seen by outspoken opposition politician Alexei Navalny and his allies as an opportunity to make inroads against United Russia ahead of the 2021 national election.

Protests erupted in mid-July after the Central Election Commission refused to register a large number of opposition candidates, saying they had failed to collect enough signatures from genuine backers.

[FULL STORY HERE]

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#RUSSIA: 1,400 Anti-Gov't Protesters Detained In Moscow

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Nearly 1,400 people were detained in a violent police crackdown on an opposition protest in Moscow, a Russian monitoring group said on Sunday, adding that was the largest number of detentions at a rally in the Russian capital this decade.

Opposition leader Alexei Navalny was arrested and sentenced on Wednesday to 30 days in jail for calling for Saturday’s protest against election authorities who barred some opposition candidates from running in the September 8 vote for Moscow city council.

[FULL STORY HERE]

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#RUSSIA: Duma Rejects New Parliament Building Design; "Too Many Windows"

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The lower house of the Russian parliament has rejected a design for a new parliament building because its many windows would be "too cold" in the long, harsh Russian winters. The new location outside of the city's center was chosen to ease traffic congestion. A new contest will be held in the fall for a different design.

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Candidates Win Mayoral Races Against Putin's Pty; Navalny Disputes Moscow Results [world politics news]

Kremlin Loyalist Sergei Sobyanin is sworn in as Moscow's mayor. Candidate Alexei Navalny contested the results.