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Former Miss Russia ordered back to rehab“They tried to make me go to rehab, I said No, no, no”. The bad girl of the beauty industry, Anna Malova, crowned Miss Russia in 1998, will nonetheless have no choice but to return and continue her drug addiction rehabilitation program. 1
Russian roulette threat to French star“Would you be willing to play Russian roulette? You have only one out of six chances of being shot. You have five out of six chances of living,” said one of the messages sent to the Oscar-winning French star of La Vie en Rose, Marion Cotillard. 2
Digging dynamite dinosaur park in RussiaRussia is to get its very own version of Jurassic Park later this year in the motherland of dinosaurs in the river port town of Kotelnich, in Kirov Region. 3
Father of Nutcracker celebrates birthday The man who turned a children's fairytale into an adult drama, The Nutcracker, the leading light of the Bolshoi Theater, Yury Grigorovich, is celebrating his 85th birthday. 4
Fairytale re-Red: Communists stage political pantomimeRussia's recent parliamentary elections have inspired a fairytale created specially for children and grandchildren of the communists. The matinee has been put together by the local department of the Russian Communist party in the Altai Republic. 5

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Today: 16:04 Smoking hush-hush pipe of love “The heart is the language of the lover.” That's according to the inscription on the mouthpiece of a pipe probably used for smoking hashish and dating back to the Ottoman period which has been discovered in an archaeological excavation in Israel.		30.12.2011, 19:32 New Cold War? Snowman army invades Moscow (VIDEO, PHOTOS) An army of snowmen is taking over Moscow as scores of “Frosties” invaded a major amusement park in the center of the city. Looking from under their bucket helmets, the snowmen make it clear that they are there to stay.
30.12.2011, 16:47 2 comments Slavic beauties come out on top Their reputation precedes them: the allure and charisma of Russia’s supermodels is lauded by designers and photographers worldwide. Now, two Russian beauties have made it to Vogue’s prestigious Top Ten Models of 2011 list.		30.12.2011, 14:45 Speeding into the right hands This bizarre escapade on the Volga is surely worthy of being turned into a crime comedy by the wacky Cohen brothers. A Russian road police officer received an unusual New Year gift: a bag of drugs, intended for his namesake and given to him in error.
29.12.2011, 19:20 4 comments Sick of sequels, tired of Twilight Predictable plots, clichéd dialogues and familiar characters – Hollywood’s dream factory seems to be resting on its laurels with seven out of its top ten box office hits being sequels. Nothing new and special, except for special effects?		29.12.2011, 17:15 1 comment Yeti raises money for orphans Concern for orphans is not something one would normally associate with the Yeti. But now, in the southern Russian republic of Ingushetia, the Abominable Snowman has been raising funds and public awareness of orphans’ problems.
29.12.2011, 15:14 1 comment Russian art wanted by Interpol Russian art rakes in millions at auctions the world over, but items can turn out to be illegally exported or stolen. Right now, Interpol is searching for nearly a thousand rare objects of art that have gone missing in Russia in the last two decades.		29.12.2011, 13:36 11 comments Cash and Carrey for Russian babe Jim Carrey has done what many men dream of, but wouldn’t dare: found himself a young sexy Russian girl to spend time with. There is a twenty-year age gap between 29-year-old Anastasia Vitkina, and the 49-year-old star of Yes Man.
28.12.2011, 19:15 3 comments Hunting for Hitler - horror of horrors Adolf Hitler raising his hand in the Nazi salute, deep in rural Russia. This is not a flashback into the terrifying past, but a scene from a new period drama, based on the true story of a family duo of Soviet moles.		28.12.2011, 15:38 7 comments Abramovich to spice up New Year with Peppers Robinson Crusoe would probably die of jealousy if he saw the Russian “island chic” planned by Chelsea FC billionaire owner Roman Abramovich, whose upcoming New Year bash on a Caribbean island will see party animals galore carouse.