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Russian Crime Statistics, 1980-1996

Nothing epitomized the everyday experience of the urban Russian 1990s like crime. As this first comprehensive statistical study of the 1990s demonstrates, crime was just as bad as everyone had anecdotally experienced. The numbers also reveal some unexpected trends.

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Klei-Moment

Made by the German Henkel company, Moment-brand glue was a staple of post-Soviet hobbyists. It also became one of the preferred drugs among post-Soviet youth. The brand name alone became synonymous with huffing.

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Evgenia Debryanskaya: "I Don't Give a Damn about Public Opinion"

Interview with LGBTQ activist—and sometime spouse of far-right philosopher Alexander Dugin (1962-)—Evgenia Debryanskaya (1953-) in the newspaper "Argumenty i fakty."

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"Pro Eto." Male Prostitution

A clip from the talk show "Pro Eto" with Elena Khanga, episode on male prostitution.

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The World of New Russians store, Palekh-style tray

A World of New Russians lacquered tray depicts several wealthy criminal businessmen, their bodyguards and their nude female companions enjoying luxury living in a private pool, near a private mansion, all depicted in the style of Russian folk art.

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Places of Interest for Gays in Moscow

An annotated map of gay locales (cafes, bars, nightclubs, saunas, and cruising areas or "pleshki" in a 1997 issue of the gay magazine Арго

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