Voters are choosing local and regional governments, but the ranks of opposition candidates have been severely depleted by jail and exile.
Tag: Moscow (Russia)
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Russia Holds First Elections Since Ukraine Invasion
Voters are choosing local and regional governments, but the ranks of opposition candidates have been severely depleted by jail and exile.
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Overlooked No More: Vera Menchik, First Women’s Chess Champion
As the only woman in a tournament, she was often greeted with skepticism. She once responded by saying that she looked forward “to drinking some men’s blood.”