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Moscow’s cultural rebirth

The transformation of Moscow in the 2000s, fueled by oil revenues, which saw the city adorned with new parks, museums, and public spaces. The author initially marveled at this revival, from Stalin-era grandeur to karaoke bars and 24-hour services, but later recognized it as a veneer masking deeper political decay.

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