As Russia heads for a day of pre-election silence, officials are preparing to fight vote fraud with tech-savvy novelties. A Twitter account and a hotline have been set up, encouraging people to report any discrepancies. The authorities hope this will help beat voter apathy and indifference. “Our goal is to draw as much public attention [...]
Tag: soviet legacy
December 3, 2011
September 17, 2011
Soviet relic frozen in time
If you are curious about life was like in the USSR, there is one place where the Soviet spirit is frozen in time. The town of Barensburg in the Arctic Circle is not even in Russia, but on a Norwegian archipelago by the name of Spitsbergen. A vibrant Soviet community grew up there after mining [...]
