Elena Strelnikova is a journalist based in Orenburg (Southern Russia)
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Published in: oDROrenburg shawls: a classic of Russian folk artGossamer or spider web shawls have been knitted in Orenburg for generations. The tradition nearly disappeared, but...
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Published in: oDROrenburg 2013: ring out the old, ring in the new!Regional journalist Elena Strelnikova takes a wry look at some of the events of the departing year.
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Published in: oDROn the river: a Russian holiday diaryHolidays by the sea in Turkey or Egypt are beginning to lose their appeal to ordinary Russians, and they’re no...
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Published in: oDROrenburg: East or West? Home is best!Orenburg is typical of many provinicial Russian towns in that the government does what it wants, while the people...
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Published in: oDRRussian provincial life: to be or not to be…singleIt’s an age-old adage that things always look greener on the other side of the fence and this is particularly true...
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Published in: oDRRussian regions: doing porridgeLife for ex-prisoners is not easy in any country in the world, but there are so few opportunities in provincial...