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  DDoS: how a tool built by web activists became the ultimate weapon for online oppression

  By Russell Brandom on January 28, 2013 11:30 am + 86 comments

  The most important denial-of-service attack in 2012 didn't make headlines; if you weren't following Continue reading…

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  Giant QR code-backed iPhone monument commemorates Steve Jobs in St. Petersburg

  By Adi Robertson on January 10, 2013 07:25 am + 26 comments

  A Russian contest to honor the memory of Steve Jobs has resulted in a fairly unusual monument being Continue reading…

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  United States and Russia establish joint action plan to combat piracy

  By Justin Rubio on December 22, 2012 05:49 pm + 75 comments

  The United States and Russia have established an agreement to work together to fight intellectual Continue reading…

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  Russia-led plan to transfer internet governance to UN agency scrapped, Reuters reports

  By Adi Robertson on December 10, 2012 04:05 pm + 34 comments

  A group of countries looking to transfer control of central internet resources to the UN's Continue reading…

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  Russia, China, and other nations draft proposal to give ITU greater influence over the internet

  By Chris Welch on December 9, 2012 03:52 pm + 80 comments

  A proposal introduced Friday at the World Conference on International Telecommunications would lend Continue reading…

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  Watch this: the twisted yet wonderful Russian adaptation of 'The Hobbit'

  By Ben Kersey on December 4, 2012 05:46 am + 34 comments

  Peter Jackson’s adaptation of the The Hobbit is set to win the hearts and minds of Tolkien fans Continue reading…

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  iTunes Store extended to Russia, South Africa, India and 53 additional countries (updated)

  By Chris Welch on December 3, 2012 06:15 pm + 35 comments

  Apple is currently rolling out the iTunes Store across several countries including Russia, Turkey, Continue reading…

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  Soviet-era architecture: beautiful or just plain weird?

  By Kimber Streams on December 3, 2012 04:32 pm + 55 comments

  The Awl highlights a recent interest in Soviet architecture, focusing on the outlandish buildings Continue reading…

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  War games: Soviet arcade museum features military-built machines

  By Justin Rubio on December 3, 2012 12:42 pm + 7 comments

  Arcade machines built in the Soviet Union during the 1970s were a bit different than those found in Continue reading…

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  Construction crew accidentally severs link between Russia and satellites, ISS crew

  By Chris Welch on November 15, 2012 06:50 pm + 12 comments

  If you need another example of just how fragile technological infrastructure can be, a recent case Continue reading…