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The Internet Research Agency, or IRA, in St. Petersburg, Russia.

A mole among trolls: Inside Russia's online propaganda machine

Russian journalist Vitaly Bespalov worked in the now-infamous Internet Research Agency, which employed internet trolls to reinforce state-sanctioned messages.

A mole among trolls: Inside Russia's online propaganda machine
All but five of the victims in the crash were Russian citizens

Why the airplane crash in Egypt sent Russia into mourning

Why the airplane crash in Egypt sent Russia into mourning
According to a local newspaper in Pskov, Russia, this is the grave of a Russian soldier who died last week. The grave is close to the base of the 76th airborne division cited for heroism by President Putin last week.

Ukraine faces up to a Russian invasion, while Moscow keeps denying it

Ukraine faces up to a Russian invasion, while Moscow keeps denying it

VIDEO: Internet sensation 'Mr. Trololo' dies in Russia, age 77

VIDEO: Internet sensation 'Mr. Trololo' dies in Russia, age 77

Eduard Khil, 'Mr. Trololo', King of Soviet Pop, Is Dead

Eduard Khil, 'Mr. Trololo', King of Soviet Pop, Is Dead

'The Russian Winter': Rapping About Pushkin in Russia

When he was 21, the musician John Forte earned a Grammy nomination for his work with hip hop group The Fugees. Now he's the subject of a new documentary, called The Russian Winter. It chronicles a recent 9-week, 5-city tour his band took across Russia.

'The Russian Winter': Rapping About Pushkin in Russia