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Thomas Friedman probably thought he was being clever when he titled his most recent article How Elon Musk and Taylor Swift ...

Some 200,000 Jewish refugees came to Germany after the fall of the USSR, and brought cultural traditions — like partying hard during Christmas.

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It was ordered to decorate Moscow’s main streets and the homes of the nobility with conifer trees and branches. The New Year festivities lasted for seven days, topping the holiday off with a bonfire ...

Jimmy Carter loved music enough that he was the subject of a documentary titled 'Rock & Roll President,' but his tastes ...

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After the collapse of the Soviet Union, newly independent Armenia became one of Russia ... by an influx of Russian immigrants and businesses – including prominent Western companies – fleeing Russia, ...