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Yelena Mizulina: the creation of a conservative

Published on: 28 May 2015

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Today, the name Yelena Mizulina is a byword for Russian ultra-conservatism. But her ‘patriotic’ policies have a surprisingly liberal backstory.
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How to be a psychic in Moscow

Published on: 23 September 2014

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Russians spend about $30 billion (£18 billion) a year on sorcerers, fortune-tellers, magi, and psychics. Because they want to believe in something…