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ournalist, a joint publication of Moscow State University Just two minutes later, I got it, and I gasped loudly. At the Jand the University of Washington Tacoma, is nearly a same moment we realized “No limit,” the most important decade old. However, experience does not necessarily come thing I learned during our project. with age. Each year, the publication contains a new group of Chelsi Harrell students and a new group of ideas. This year isn’t any differ- Arriving in I felt that I had a pretty good idea of ent. Four American students, and their professor, traveled what to expect. I read the books and talked with all the right from Tacoma, Wash., to Moscow to take part in this extraor- people. I was, however, not prepared for my experience on dinary opportunity. the metro, the Russian Rapid Transit system. Growing up The production did not start on that first day in Moscow, I learned basic manners--wait your turn, be polite, and do but three months earlier, when the visas were approved and not push. All those manners go out the window when you a Facebook group was created. This was the first time, since ride the metro. If I didn’t shove people on and off the train, I the program started that social media was used to jump start would probably still be stuck riding the line, and not writing the production. This group allowed everyone on the project this editorial. In my short time here, I have learned that it to post ideas about articles and get to know one another. is customary, and accepted, to shove your way to the front, When the time arrived to be aggressive, and to push for everyone to be together people out of the way when in Moscow, we thought we riding the metro. I won’t ever were close to a finished prod- forget my time here. uct. After five days of intense Alexander Solomonov work, the publication came Facebook and Skype are together nicely. We feel this technologies that you would publication speaks about and think could enable us to do for today’s youth. In these this project online with- pages you will find articles out gathering in Moscow. on the Presidential elections But now, when we’ve been and protests that have taken working for several days, my place in Russia and the U.S., memory is full of moments as well as articles on tour- and episodes, which are not ism, fashion, and St. Patrick’s connected with the workshop. Day. Still, I realize, that these very This experience was amazing for all involved. As editors moments, which we are spending together, I’ll remember for we shared laughs, frustrations and moments that brought our life. When we communicate, not with the help of a computer, two cultures together. Though every student has a story, we but face to face, we (the Russians) discover again the things decided to share with you a moment during this experience we are used too. We discover together, new horizons, not that helped create this journey. very global, but still important. Though technology allowed Maria Eremina us to get to know one another, it was the moments when we Nabokov was a brilliant Russian and American writer. He were together physically, that gave us the opportunity to showed that cultural and linguistic boundaries could be de- break down cultural barriers and see how equal we are. stroyed easily. As he once noticed, yellow blue bus sounds We want to thank those who have worked and who have like a poor pronunciation of “I love you” in Russian (by the supported us during this production. To the staff, the profes- way, yellow blue vase is a better pronunciation). Walking sors, the universities, and to our families, without each and along the Moscow streets, near Red Square, we – me, Sasha, every one of you this joint publication could not have hap- and Chelsi – remembered this. Sasha and Chelsi laughed out pened. Thank you! loud, but I did not understand this mystification of sounds.

Journalist March 2012 Joint project of the MSU department of Journalism, Moscow and University of Washington Tacoma

Staff: Alexander Novichenko (MSU), Alexander Solomonov (editor-in-chief, MSU), Alina Petukhova (MSU) , Anastasiya Ivanova (MSU), Anna Laletina (MSU), Ashley Mathews (UWT), Chelsi Harrel (editor-in-chief, UWT), Elizabeth Markova (MSU), Kelsey Pasero (UWT), Lillie Mazitova (MSU), Maria Eremina (editor-in-chief, MSU), Maria Tyurina (MSU), Mariella Algara (UWT), Sofiya Dzyuba (MSU) Graphic Design: Yana Andriesh (MSU), Instructors: Dr.Maria Lukina, Dr.Chris Demaske, Diana Kulchitskaya Design & Layout: Aleksey Spodineyko, Marina Rudenko Fonts: Peterburg C, AvantGardeGothic Adress: 125009, Russia, Moscow, 9 Mokhovaya Street 2 march 2012 elections Taking the Youth Vote

Mariela Algara ports us the most, while the other candi- s the 2012 presidential election dates seek to deny us money and or raise Adraws near candidates are feel- the cost making it harder to gain educa- ing the pressure to seize every vote. tion,” said Sean Cargill, 26, a University Democrats have actively targeted of Washington Tacoma student and a the youth vote, but most Republicans passionate Obama voter. seem to be falling short in the demo- President Obama acknowledges the graphic. power of the youth vote for his win in The youth vote in the 2008 presidential 2008 and has set out to mobilize the de- election accounted for a total of 18 per- mographic again by releasing an ad early cent of the total vote, according to data on in the race, as well as using social net- from CIRCLE, The Center for Informa- working sites. tion and Research on Civic Learning and “You’re our new generation of leaders, specifically aligns him with youth voters. Engagement. and we’re stronger together than we can The same can be said about two other re- The youth voters between the ages of ever be on our own. So let’s do this. Thanks publican candidates, Ron Paul and Rick 18—29 overwhelming voted for President and see you out there,” said Obama in his Sandtorum. in the 2008 election, by 68 ad released October 25, 2011. Newt Gingrich seems to be the only to 30 percent. Many, like journalist David It seems Republicans have not reached Republican candidate reaching out to the Von Drehle of TIME magazine, called out to the youth voting demographic in youth demographic by allowing a place youth voting the “muscle of Obama’s the same aggressive matter as President on his campaign website for there voices army” in 2008. “Obama did something Obama this election. to be heard, calling the coalition, Young unusual in politics; he made them a gen- “As a youth voter, I don’t feel like any of Americans for Newt. uine priority,” Von Drehle said of the our candidates are internet friendly, and I Although Von Drehle accounts some youth vote. use my smart phone like my computer, so of Obama’s win in 2008 to youth voters, If the youth were so mobilized in the for me to know what is going on I have to Rich Perlstein of Rolling Stones urges that 2008 election, what are candidates doing read the newspaper. I am not informed via democrats may have issues among youth to mobilize the 18 percent in the upcom- any social networks. It’s hard to feel con- voters. Perlstein claims voters are choos- ing election in November? With one of nected to any candidates these days,” said ing to not align themselves with a political the biggest concerns for voters this year Jawanza Barial–Lumumba, 25, a student party as they have done in the past. being the economy, many students wor- at the University of Puget Sound. “The turn away from party identifi- ry they will be unable to find a job after , the Republican that cation has been a long-term American graduation, on top of having to pay stu- holds the most delegates leading up to the trend,” Perlstein said. dent loans debt. Republican national convention, does not A study conducted by Tufts University “As a college student, he (Obama) sup- have anything on his campaign site that Center and CIRCLE in 2008 found that among youth voters in North Carolina, a Youth Vote Percentages for Presidential Elections from past 20 Years swing state that Obama won in 2008, reg- istration was 300,000 and only 265,000 in Year Candidates Youth Winning Party Winning Party 2011. Vote of Youth Vote of the Total Perlstein has found that the youth vote Percent Election has taken on different trends. Youth that tend to vote democratically do not choose 2008 Barack Obama (D) vs. 18 % Democrat Democrat to register as a democrat or align them- John McCain (R) selves to any party, but the youth that tend to vote republican are registering 2004 George W. Bush (R) vs. 9 % Democrat Republican themselves as republican, which has led to (D) the rise in young republicans. “Republican registration among the 2000 George W. Bush (R) vs. 9 % No Winner Republican same age cohort is about the same,” Perl- (D) stein said in his February 28 2012, Roll- ing stone article. “Nationally, Republican 1996 (D) vs. 9 % Democrat Democrat youth registration has gone up—which Robert Dole (R) means that the Republican Party is buck- ing the trend: right-of-center kids seem 1992 Bill Clinton (D) vs. 11 % Democrat Democrat perfectly happy calling themselves Re- George H. W. Bush (R) publicans, at the same time that young lefties are becoming increasingly leary of Source: Roper Center, Public Opinion Archive being called Democrats.”

3 elections Journalist Civil Unrest: Two movements, separate countries, similar motives? December 2011, hundreds of thousands students, pensioners, and numerous peo- of people have taken to the streets in ple from the middle class gather togeth- protest of unfair elections and disavowal er to call for a change in political power. of Prime Minister . Protests in Russia experienced a wane Rallies were held on December 10 in in attendance and support directly af- Moscow, St. Petersburg and other major ter the presidential elections saw Putin cities. In Moscow at Bolothaya Ploshad emerge as the winning candidate, said Square more than 50,000 people congre- Rafael Saakov, Russian Service corre- gated in force against “official” power. spondent of the BBC. Saakov stresses Most liberal newspapers said this was that the concern may not be with the Anastasiya Ivanova, MSU the biggest rally in Moscow since the fall fact that attendance at demonstrations Ashley Mathews, UWT of the Soviet Union. in Russia has decreased, but with the In the , the Occupy possible answers to why attendance has 011 was a busy year for protests Wall Street Movement, which began on decreased. 2across the globe. TIME magazine September 17, 2011, originally started On March 17, Occupy forces in Taco- named “The Protester” the person of with the intent to “fight back against ma, Wash., staged a rally with the goal of the year in 2011 and the spirit contin- the corrosive power of major banks and overturning Citizens United v. Federal ues its presence in 2012. multinational corporations,” according Elections Commission. This U.S. Su- The Occupy movement, which start- to organization’s official website. preme Court ruling determined that the ed in New York City over dissatisfaction With numerous branches extending government cannot limit the political with the economic structure of Wall not only across the country but around expenditures of corporations or unions. Street and big corporations, has spread the world, the movement successfully It should be noted, however, that the into a worldwide movement with similar used recognizable slogans such as the Occupy Tacoma group had decamped demands in major international cities. “we are the 99 percent” and the user- prior to the March 17 protests. Reports The most common complaint being friendly hashtag format “#occupy,” to headed by blogger and Tacoma native expressed by protestors across the globe create a somewhat cohesive organiza- Alan Oldstudent, claim the Occupy Ta- appears to be dissatisfaction with their tion. coma movement was evicted from the country’s internal governments. Rus- In Russia, protesters continue to park by Washington State authorities. sia, while not participating in Occupy take to the streets of Moscow wearing In contrast, the website for the General movement, per se, is nonetheless experi- white ribbons, carrying white balloons Assembly of Occupy Tacoma states that encing a social revolt of its own. Stem- and calling for “Russia without Putin.” they left the park voluntarily. ming from parliamentary elections in Communists, nationalists, liberalists, Stars of Protests Alexander Novichenko —Number 4 in our list goes to —Sveta from Ivanovo arrives in at itty slogans filled with politi- Mikhail Antonov. This young man was 2nd place. This girl seems to have be- Wcal satire, ‘Big White Circle’ one of the founders of Putin’s Support- come famous in no time at all due to an protests around the Garden Ring road ers Network. He became popular on the interview for Moscovskiye Novosti. A in Moscow, and various funny pic- Internet due to his photos taken with video featuring Sveta on Youtube got tures and videos on the Internet have Putin’s rivals and opposition members. more than 3 million views. Sveta is one made some of the protesters famous He shook hands with Alexey Navalny, of the supporters of Putin. In the inter- nationwide. Here is the countdown of Sergey Mironov, and Vladimir Zhyri- view, she said that because of Mr. Pu- the Top Five stars of Russia’s political novsky and gave a thumbs up, while on tin, Russians have become more stylish. protests. his left hand he sported the motto: “We —And, the Protest Grammy goes to —Fifth place goes to Bazhena Ryn- support Putin.” Pussy Riot. This feminist punk-rock ska, a famous journalist and it-girl. She —The 3rd position goes to Ksenia band provokes and explodes Russian was originally famous for her reports Sobchak, godchild of Putin. She be- society. An anti-Putin band, Pussy about Russian show-biz. But, her pop- came well-known because of her public Riot refuses to play in normal venues ularity has been slipping during the scandals. Now, she is over the age of 30 and seeks to bring down the Russian past two years. She reinvigorated her and so can’t behave like an it-girl any- government. They became most popu- presence in the media by taking part more. In spite of being relatives with lar after performing a punk-prayer in in protests on Triumphalnaya Square. Putin, Sobchak supported opposition the Temple of Christ the Savior. Now, During her arrest, she cried out – “I’m members. She thinks that her godfather two members of the band are under ar- Bazhena! Take my pictures!” has formed an autocracy in Russia. rest and awaiting judgment. 4 celebration march 2012 St. Patrick’s Day, Moscow-style

Ashley Mathews, UWT holidays from neighboring countries Maria Tyurina, MSU would therefore seem very appealing, arch 17 signifies a day of cel- even if the holiday is from as distant a Mebration for many people neighbor as Ireland. Although not of- throughout the world. Normally a ficially recognized or existing within holiday observed by the Irish and Russian Law, holidays such as Valen- their descendents, St. Patrick’s Day tine’s Day and Halloween, in addition is often synonymous with a day of to St. Patrick’s Day, are extremely folly and carefree indulgence. In popular within Russian culture and Moscow, a city not typically associ- especially the youth. ated with the teachings of Saint Pat- Many young Russians share the rick, a celebration took place on the desire to no longer be characteristi- old Arbat Street. cally and easily distinguishable to From an Irish-American perspec- the global community. Instead, they tive, whose country also celebrates would prefer to be viewed as, and to St. Patrick’s Day from a second- actually be recognized as, possessing hand standpoint, the celebration the very same opportunities as any held on Arbat was like that of any other culture. European fashion has other. The peculiarity lies not with also had a large influence on Russian the celebration itself, but the under- culture and attire, which may have lying ideology of a culture celebrat- originated from the feeling that Rus- ing a custom and tradition not na- sian garb typical of the nonexclusive tive to their culture. Soviet Union era was tiresome. By Saint Patrick is not a traditionally celebrating European holidays, it recognized saint of Russia, and there- would seem that Russians are recep- fore begs inquiry into why a holiday tive to evolving foreign traditions normally reserved for people of Irish into a custom that is familiar, and Catholic descent, is popularly cele- in doing so, makes non-native tradi- brated in a society largely considered tions unique to Russian culture. to be Orthodox. By decorating the front of Russian The adaptation of European tra- restaurants, cafes, and public spaces ditions to Russians’ own local style in appealing European styling, busi- is becoming increasingly common. nesses hope to attract clients with an Increased globalization and large impression of “European-ness.” The amounts of foreigners in modern European styling of businesses of- Russia are likely a factor for this ten gives consumers the illusion that shift in customs. However, accord- they are buying a product at a “Eu- ing to a 2010 Federal Migration ropean price” when in fact the price Service statistic, of more than 13.6 of the very same product in Europe is million foreigners that entered the twice as cheap. Russian Federation, only 29 percent At the St. Patrick’s Day celebra- still remain within Russia. Of this tion in Moscow, one could paint their number, only an additional fraction faces with shamrocks, don a red wig, actually represents Europeans. Cel- or simply dance a jig—all of which ebration of foreign holidays, when could be considered as being far from not traditionally recognized by the “tiresome.” With participatory sing- majority, may have historical impli- ing and dancing, one would hardly cations in Russia’s history. believe they were in Moscow and not For centuries, Russians were politi- a town in Ireland. The importance cally repressed and cheerful holidays of this celebration seems not that it were not as common nor practiced is a foreign one, but that it serves to because of the poverty experienced bring together people of any ethnic- by Russian citizens. Now, it seems ity—Russian or Irish-American—and Russians are more enthusiastic to celebrate togetherness, which is ulti- celebrate “beautiful” holidays and mately at the core of the St. Patrick’s bear the necessary expenses to do Day celebration. so. Adopting jovial and attractive 5 social networking Journalist Social Networks Battle For Dominance The number of popular social networks is decreasing rapidly Maria Eremina cording to Alexa and Google Trends, cluding Russia, Brazil and Japan. The nalysts of two research compa- Facebook is overshadowing the local second reason pertains to government Anies Alexa The Web Information social networks of different countries. policy. In countries such as China, Company and Google Trends com- During the past year, Facebook took Iran and Vietnam, many Internet sites bined their efforts to make a map of users away from national social net- are blocked, including foreign social world social networks. All the infor- works such as Orkut (Estonia, India networks. For example, Alexa’s and mation given below is the analysis of and Paraguay), Wretch (Taiwan), and Google Trends’ analysts put emphasis their map and report. As it turned out, Friendster (the Philippines). Only two on the fact that the Chinese don’t have 16 social networks worldwide were European countries—Latvia and the access to Facebook. the leaders last year based on usage. Netherlands—show preference for their Facebook has only five powerful and Today, only 9 leading social networks own social networks. strategically important rivals in Russia, remain. In the rest of the countries, However, some countries see little Brazil, Japan, Iran and China. Social Facebook has become the leader, tak- to no influence by Facebook. Orkut in networks of these countries are strong, ing the majority of users away from lo- Brazil, QZone in China, Cloob in Iran, making it virtually impossible for Face- cal social networks. Mixi in Japan, and Zing in Vietnam op- book to take their users. In the ranking Social networks possess a narrow erate their own networking sites. Russia’s of social networks in Russia by number competitive capacity. In this sense, Vkontakte could also be added to this list. of active users, Facebook places sixth. they could be compared to newspa- Facebook’s penetration into these The top five in order of number of users pers. History has shown that one of countries has been slower than in other are Vkontakte, Odnoklassniki (Class- them will be forced out some time or regions for two main reasons. The first mates), Moy (My World), V krugu other. The same process is taking place reason is the strong and timely appear- druzey (Circle of Friends) and Moy in terms of social networks today. Ac- ance of local networks in countries in- krug (My Sphere).

Statistics knows everything (Source: The Nielsen Company, 2011). More than 1 billion people worldwide are active in social networks. 47% of adults, who are active on the Internet, use social networks. 73% of teenagers and youth are registered for at least one social network. 10.8% of online advertising falls on the social network, which is almost six billion dollars. 92% of all Internet users in Russia use social networks. Facebook takes third place in terms of attendance among all sites. It is just ahead of Google and Yahoo!

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Facebook The feature distinguishing Facebook from other social networks is that it pro- vides an opportunity for users to choose an address by themselves. For political and religious reasons, access to Facebook is blocked in China, Pakistan, Bangla- desh, Syria and Vietnam. VKontakte Russian VKontakte has a charitable service that makes it possible to make do- nations to various charities in the nation. Vkontakte does not take a commission of the donations so all proceeds go directly to the charity. Approximately two years ago, the network stopped accepting new members unless they are invited by cur- rent users. Odnoklassniki It is forbidden to link to Odnoklass- virtual debate in history took place there. citizens only by using phone numbers as niki’s main rival, VKontakte. In 2008, Zing registration requirements. registration became fee-based. In 2009 This Vietnamese social network is a Orkut Odnoklassniki won an odious award: part of the Zing Entertainment Portal, Orkut social network is Google’s proj- “Disappointment of the year.” which means that users have access to a ect. Google Talk is integrated to the so- Draugiem multitude of different services. The most cial network, so users may use chat ser- Draugiem social network is used by remarkable is ZingMP3. It allows storage vices right on the page. Also, users can many companies for business purposes. of more than 1 million songs that users rate their friends in different categories The site has recently been involved in can listen to, put up on their pages and —“Cool,” “Sexy,” “Deserve credit.” multiple scandals. download. QZone Hyves Mixi QZone in China was created in 2005 Hyves social network is closely con- The word “Mixi” descended from and has become successful quickly. How- nected with the political life of the coun- combination of “I” and “mix”—an idea is ever, QZone is a fee-based service. It has try so leaders of political parties have that one user interacts with others. The its own messenger QQ, which is similar their pages on Hyves. The first political Japanese government restricts Mixi to to Skype and MSN. Twitter Offers High-Speed Competition to Established Press Anna Laletina asm as the rest of the world. According tional media did not just die at that very ven though Facebook seems to be to Yandex, a Russian IT company that instant, but that case proved that Twitter Etaking over the world, Twitter re- operates the largest search engine in Rus- can be a powerful source of information. mains a popular tool for communication sia, there are only 2 million Russian users, Luckily, not only events involving between people and organizations. while Twitter worldwide has 500 million deaths made it to the worldwide trends Based on an informal survey of Rus- accounts. on Twitter. This winter, the world could sian youth, many active Twitter-users It’s easy to track down the moment “twitness” how thousands of Russians confessed that they went through three when the number of Russian-speaking rallied for honest elections and demanded stages when it came to Twitter. Twitter-users began to grow rapidly—it change. At first, they were not going to get an all started in June 2010 when Russian Twitter is also beginning to be used in account at all because they were deter- president Dmitri Medvedev signed him- Russia to expose corruption by the estab- mined that Twitter was a stupid site for self up for a Twitter account. lished media. Recently, one of the trend- people who for some reason think that Since then, many things have hap- ing topics in Russian segment of Twitter others are interested in what they are do- pened in Russia—good and bad, and was #НТВлжет (NTV lies). Under this ing every minute of their life. The second Twitter seemed to be the fastest platform hashtag people were denouncing the fake stage occurs when a person gets an ac- for spreading the news. For example, documentary “Anatomy of protest” made count on Twitter (with an intention not when terrorists blew up a bomb at the by NTV, a quasi-government operated to use it) just to see what the buzz is all Moscow airport Domodedovo, Twitter- TV station owned by . In this about. Gradually, they begin to believe users were the first ones to tell the world “documentary” NTV stated that opposi- that Twitter is a place where news, quotes about it, while some of the federal chan- tional groups were organizing riots and and opinions circulate in real-time. This nels it took up to several hours to come up hiring thousands of people to take part is the third stage of Twitter usage. with “breaking news.” That day, Twitter in the anti-Putin protests in an effort to Russia, however, has not seemed to experienced an explosion of tweets with intentionally destabilize the situation in embrace Twitter with the same enthusi- hashtag #domodedovo. Of course, tradi- Russia. 7 travel guide Journalist Backpack Moscow

Alexander Solomonov Russia come to Moscow with vari- The Tea House on Myasnitskaya ’m not going to write here about ous types of honey. The most popular Street is one of my favorite places in Isuch sights as The Kremlin or honey-product is called medovuha, an Moscow. The Perlov House, designed St. Basil’s Cathedral. You can find alcohol drink, which is not strong, but in a Chinese style, has been a tea store them in every manual for tourists in you won’t be disappointed. since the end of 19th century. It is one Russia. Instead, I will focus on the The Multimedia Art Museum, Mos- of the oldest and most beautiful stores not so popular places. These are the cow (MAMM), a fairly new museum in Moscow. The Perlov House is also places you should visit to see a differ- in the City Center, is not as popular as the largest tea store in Moscow. There, ent Moscow, not glossy and pompous, Tretiakov Art Gallery but it’s worth you can find any possible sort of tea or but still beautiful and unique. seeing. Located on Ostojenka Street, coffee. The first place you should definitely it is close to the Cathedral of Christ The botanical garden Aptekarsiy visit is the Honey Market. It is held the Savior and Pushkinskiy museum. Ogorod that belongs to Moscow State twice a year in spring and in autumn. If MAMM is different from traditional Univesity contains a greenhouse of you visit the capital of Russia in the be- Russian museums. Photography, dif- jungle flora. The Orchid Festival is held ginning of March or in mid-September, ferent pieces of modern art and video through February and March when it’s you should definitely spend at least an installations are exibited on two large still cold and snowy and you can see hour there. Beekeepers from all over screens. thousands of orchids.

8 march 2012 travel guide Come Rain or Shine: The must see places of Western Washington

ly famous artist Dale Chihuly, who also happens to be a Tacoma native. Just a short walk from the Museum of Glass is the Tacoma Art Museum. The museum is dedicated to exhibiting and collecting Northwest art, with the mis- sion of connecting people through art. Tacoma Art museum serves the com- munities of the Northwest through its collection, exhibitions, and learning programs, emphasizing art and artists from the Northwest. If you are in the Chelsi Harrell shopping haven, is a must-see for all Tacoma area now through June 10, stop rom the sparkling waters of Elliott visitors. Whether you are shopping for in and see the controversial art exhibit FBay to the Space Needle and the farm fresh produce, unique foods from “Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in massive outdoor Pike Place Market, around the world, or handmade arts American Portraiture.” there are attractions in Seattle for and craft, you’ll find it at Pike Place If you are looking for something outdoor enthusiasts, history buffs and Market. The main and north buildings more outdoors, head to the Point De- foodies alike. are the most popular, with fish-throw- fiance Zoo and Aquarium. The zoo is Seattle has been nicknamed the Em- ers, flower stalls and lots of arts and large enough to offer an array of ani- erald City because of the vastness of the crafts. The market also houses well- mals yet small enough for you to get forests in the area. Its natural beauty, known Greek, Japanese, Italian, French really close to them. It’s fun, affordable though, is not all that draws visitors to and Russian eateries. Stick to mornings and offers spectacular views of Puget Seattle. The city also has much to offer here if you want to avoid the afternoon Sound, Mount Rainier and the Olym- in terms of tourist attractions mobs. pic Mountains. The city skyline stands out with the Walking along the Seattle Water- Don’t worry about the rain. Seattle Space Needle, the most popular tour- front is a perfect way to soak up some and Tacoma may have a reputation for ist attraction in the Northwest, with Northwest atmosphere. Take in views rain, but according to the National Oce- more than 1 million visitors each year. of the Puget Sound and Olympic anic and Atmospheric Administration, If you're not afraid of heights, you can Mountains while exploring Olympic New York actually averages 12 inches walk all the way around the observation Sculpture Park, shops, and restaurants of rainfall more each year than the deck for a panoramic view of the city. like Ivar’s, a local landmark, where you Emerald City. Instead of harsh thun- The restaurant, which sits at 500 feet can watch the ferries load and depart derstorms, Seattle and Tacoma experi- above the ground, rotates while you while you eat. ences a steady drizzle, but during the dine, giving you changing views while A visit to the Seattle Aquarium, lo- summer months, it barely rains at all you enjoy your meal. cated on Pier 59 on the waterfront, and stays sunny as late as 10 p.m. Pike Place Market, an open-air makes for a wonderful day out with the family. Exhibits include creatures such as giant octopuses, jellyfish, sea otters, seals and a variety of fish. It is definitely recommended for anyone interested in seeing and learning about the exciting marine life in the Puget Sound. Seattle isn’t the only city with attrac- tions that may entice you. Tacoma, full of museums, parks, and restaurants, is just a short drive south on I-5. Situated across the street from the University of Washington Tacoma, is the Museum of Glass. Here you can experience contemporary glass art in a breathtakingly beautiful museum. Af- ter exploring the art inside the build- ing, take a walk outside on the Chihuly Bridge of Glass, made by international- 9 political economy Journalist ALL UNDER CONROL: THE TRUTH ABOUT THE BIG FIVE

Lillie Mazitova international newspaper based out of the rather frivolous comment can be UK, described the network as “unasham- Amade—“In order to understand Rus- edly pro-Putin.” sia, you need to understand how its me- However, the executives of the chan- dia operates.” At first it does seem way nel deny these kinds of charges, and they too pretentious, but if you give it a sec- state that the channel wasn’t created by ond thought, you might find yourself re- any particular demands from the Kremlin. alizing that it’s not that far from the truth. “Nearly in every country we can find in Russia was launched in mass media aiming for propaganda out- 1931, and was completely recreated after side its own borders,” said Grigoriy the end of the World War II. Two chan- Pruttskov, Moscow State University nels existed in the 1950s, but it would be professor of journalism. “The same ap- the 1980s before television could actually plies to the USA. For example, the maga- be called mass media. zine America and radio station Voice of Nowadays, state-owned channels are America were created exactly for those the primary vehicles for socially con- purposes. There’s no shame in that,” said Well, obviously not everybody was structing Russian reality. Privately- Pruttskov, who added that he doesn’t that impression. The channel strives to owned channels do exist but it’s essential consider this policy a bad one. give an impartial outline of life in Rus- to note that most of them are suitable No matter the accusations, RT defi- sia; however, it rarely turns out that way. only for entertainment purposes. Besides, nitely has a way to engage the public. Re- Quite often Russia 24 violates the ethical their weekly viewership is not even close cent reports show that RT is the second and professional principles for the sake of to that of the state-owned channels. most watched foreign news channel in having good ratings. On the other hand, state-owned chan- the United States after BBC News. The channel can be criticized for sensa- nels provide all kinds of content and es- tionalism. A lot of stories are intentional- tablish the principle manner in which What VGTRK owns ly developed one sided. For some reason, news should be reported and presented to Russia 24 tends to be more interested in the public. TV CHANNEL Type of content private-domestic aspects of the arising There are five major owners of the problems rather than the real reasons be- broadcasting system in Russia: All-Rus- Russia 1 entertainment, news hind them. sia State Television and Radio Company Anatolij Lisenko, the HSE media com- (VGTRK), Gazprom Media, Russian Russia 2 sports, entertainment munications professor, once said that government, Government of Moscow Russia 24 is “a replacement for the USSR and Ministry of Defense. Russia 24 news propaganda television.” The All-Russia State Television and Moreover, there’s no feedback between Radio Broadcasting Company, founded Russia K culture the channel and its audience. If a report in 1990, operates ten national channels, airs, chances are that it’s profitable to at least ninety regional TV channels, five Karusel children’s someone. Way too often, news is con- radio stations and a news agency RIA nected with the names of politicians and Novosti. RTR Planet international other authority representatives. RIA Novosti also owns a global mul- Gazprom Media is actually one of the tilingual television news network called documentary largest Russian media holdings founded as Russia Today. The channel broadcasts a subsidiary of Gazprom in 2000. It owns from its headquarters in Moscow and Sport 1, Sport 2 sports three television channels, six radio stations, Washington, D.C., but also has a number and eight newspapers and magazines. of bureaus all around the world—Paris, (RU) news Gazprom is an open joint stock com- London and Los Angeles to name a few. pany, which is the largest extractor of The channel operates like CNN with The most distinguished channel, natural gas in the world and the largest news 24/7. The target audience of RT is owned by VGTRK, is Russia 24, a na- Russian company. The chairman of Gaz- the overseas market. tional Russian-language news channel. prom is Viktor Zubkov and the CEO is RIA Novosti runs English, Arabic, and Rumors of the news channel launch float- Alexei Miller. Both have been linked to Spanish speaking channels. Many Ameri- ed around for three years, right before Vladimir Putin and other Kremlin au- can media outlets have contended that Russia 24 started broadcasting on July 1, thorities on numerous occasions. Several the English speaking channel was origi- 2006. It’s peculiar how Russian journal- Russian media scholars have drawn con- nally created for propaganda purposes ists claimed that Russia 24 is going to be nections between this relationship and in the United States. The Guardian, an Russian CNN. the station’s content. 10 march 2012 political economy

What Gazprom Media owns stories focusing on the positive aspects of more realistic looking news agenda. official government policy is dispropor- Ministry of Defense owns a nationwide TV CHANNEL Type of content tionate compared to the relatively small TV network called Zvezda. The channel amount of coverage of controversial top- focuses on military documentaries and NTV entertainment, news ics. The level of editorial commentary is tends to avoid airing contemporary news. extremely high in Channel One’s news Zvezda’s CEO Grigory Krichevsky was NTV Plus entertainment, reports, especially when broadcasting sto- previously known for his work on NTV in (digitalsatellite TV) news, children’s, ries concerning government goals. And, the late 1990s. *over a hundred of sports, documentary, it appears that more and more people are Taking into consideration all the above, channels music becoming critical of Channel One as well, we can conclude that none of Russia’s ma- given the recent drop in station viewers, jor channels reflect the country’s current TNT entertainment according to TNS Gallup Media. political situation objectively. So long as However, many in the country still rely monopolization of the national media exists, The Russian government owns Chan- on Chanel One as their main news source. this topic will continue to arise in Russia. nel One, the most significant channel in Pruttskov thinks that to a certain degree Although television does form social the country, and the first television chan- most viewers trust what is said on television. conciseness, this role doesn’t belong to it nel to broadcast in the Soviet Union. To- “If you go 30 to 40 kilometers outside completely. More and more people believe day, Channel One remains the most pros- of Moscow, or Saint-Petersburg, you’ll that Internet is the key to solving this perous of Russian TV channels (it also has find people thinking that everything problem in Russia. the biggest budget). shown on TV is true,” he said. “So, in a “Nowadays, people don’t rely on TV The Russian government controls over twisted way Putin did a good job when that much. So, you really don’t know 51% of its shares. Therefore, the channel he decided to monopolize the TV.” what’s going to happen in the next mo- has a clear pro-government bias. Channel The administration of the city of Mos- ment,” Pruttskov said. “In the ’80s, peo- One’s news and information are frequent- cow owns TV Center. This state-run TV ple thought that The Times program on ly used for propaganda purposes. station has the fourth largest coverage Channel One would last forever, but then For example, most recently, when the area in Russia and was created to high- everything collapsed.” 2012 presidential elections took place, light various aspects of Moscow life. The It’s important to keep in mind that Channel One presented Vladimir Putin as channel was founded by Oleg Poptsov, things do change in the span of a second. a leader who strives to hold the nation to- who also founded VGTRK and was its In the 19th century, gas lamps were filled gether while the opposition was portrayed chairman in 1990-1996. with whale fat. Newspapers kept discuss- as an insane crowd who wanted to bring The channel reflects the official line of ing the fact of what will happen when all “orange revolution,” (a term reffering to a Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin, who the whales in the ocean will get slaugh- series of political protests that took place supports Dmitriy Medvedev and Vladi- tered and the world will fall into the dark- in from late November 2004 to mir Putin. This channel is obviously un- ness. But then electricity was invented January 2005). der government influence too, but com- and that question was never raised again. Because Channel One delivers news pared to other TV stations, it has much So who knows what will await Russia? approved by the Kremlin, the amount of more freedom, and consequently has a Elena Vartanova: There’s no unity in the journalist community Lillie Mazitova, MSU media more sensational and more profit- no freedom of speech. What we should Kelsey Pasero, UWT oriented. stress out is the gap between journalists – What is your opinion of the American Which of the Russian channels presents different journalistic generations, cultures, media? a more realistic looking news agenda? and media outlets… There’s no unity in the This is one of the most developed media If you are fond of Russian literature, you journalist community. markets in the world and it is very powerful. probably know one of the plays by Nikolai The full version of the interview with It’s one of the most professional ones, but Gogol about a young lady who’s trying to MSU Faculty of Journalism Dean is avail- on the other hand it’s quite concentrated. find herself a husband. She had six candi- able on www.conver.i-journalist.ru However, the American market provides dates and said that she would prefer eyes us with very good examples of public ser- from one candidate, ears from the other vice media, quality newspapers, and quality one and so on. If you combine the informa- product. tion from all the state-owned channels, you What do you think about the various would get a more realistic looking news ways Rupert Murdoch obtains informa- program. You can not exclude Channel tion? One from your TV menu since it’s a chan- This is of course beyond the journalistic nel with an almost universal coverage. ethics and in a way he has his recipes and Can we even discuss Russian television these recipes became extremely popular, journalism, when no true journalism actu- not among American journalists, but ev- ally exists without freedom of speech? erywhere in the world and this is the kind Sometimes ethic is more important than of tabloid process in media which makes freedom as such. It’s not fair to say there’s 11 political economy Journalist

tion to decreased diversity in content. The Connection Between In addition, news content produced by the media conglomerates is depen- dent on the advertisers because net- Media, Money, and Power works rely heavily on advertising dol- lars. Media giants will avoid reporting Kelsey Pasero to study the media because when com- negative news on their advertisers, oday’s American youth are in- panies monopolize they raise prices, which could result in lost income. Tcreasingly turning away from decrease diversity, and create undue According to McChesney, journalism mainstream news outlets in favor of political and economic impact.” is supposed to function in three ways: the Internet, cable news programs and Today, the media is owned and op- act as a rigorous watchdog of those in even comedy shows. erated by “The Big Six.” According to power and who want to be powerful, In a poll of more than 1,000 young the 2011 Fortune 500 list, The Walt report the truth and distinguish truth Americans, The Brookings Institution Disney Company is America's largest from lies, and present a wide range of found that 25 percent of those polled media conglomerate, followed by Gen- informed positions on key issues. receive their news from websites. Cable eral Electric, News Corporation, Time It is hard for journalists to function news was used by 20 percent of 18 to 29 Warner, CBS Corporation and Viacom. in these three ways because commer- year olds, newspapers and magazines These six conglomerates dominate the cialism has caused them to be resource by 15 percent. Blogs and comedy shows media landscape, owning many seem- dependent. As McChesney explains, were ranked 37 and 34 percent, respec- ingly unrelated businesses resulting in conglomerates want to attract as many tively. vertical integration. viewers as they can in an effort to Dr. Larry Rosen, professor of psy- According to Dr. Robert McChesney, achieve high ratings because advertis- chology at California State University, professor of communication at the Uni- ers base many of their decision on rat- Dominguez Hills, is currently research- versity of Illinois, there are four reasons ings numbers. ing youth and news consumption. He why media conglomerates want to mo- Dr. Mark Crispin Miller, a media contends that Jon Stewart, from The nopolize: Cross-promotion, cross-pro- studies professor at New York Univer- Daily Show, is seen as a leader in bring- duction, leverage over advertisers, and sity, contends that as a result of chasing ing news to a younger demographic in blockbusters. ratings, the media conglomerates will a manageable, hip, understandable, and Companies can promote their products privilege entertainment over substance. humorous format that they can digest. through the other channels they own “So, what this does is it creates a kind One reason why younger media con- and companies can cross-advertise. For of ready market for stories that are high sumers are turning away from main- example, Viacom’s Paramount Pictures on sensationalism and low on informa- stream news may be the result of in- released the movie “The Adventures of tion,” Miller said. creasing conglomeration of the media, a Tin Tin” and promoted that movie for While no conclusive research exists phenomenon that media scholars have free through the other channels they own yet on the correlation between increas- been drawing attention to since the de- such as MTV and Nickelodeon. ing media conglomeration and decreas- regulation of ownership in the 1980s. Government deregulation of the me- ing use of traditional media outlets by “Companies need to be regulated by dia and the resulting media consolida- young people, this could be one ex- the government so they do not monop- tion have been heavily critiqued by me- planation for why twenty somethings olize,” said Dr. Ellen Moore, a commu- dia scholars. Scholars like McChesney would rather get their news from John nications lecturer at the University of claim that increasing consolidation of Stewart than Brian Williams. Washington Tacoma. “It is important media ownership has a direct correla-

12 march 2012 culture Lost in Translation

Elisabeth Markova “I wanted to voice Lorax myself in ust imagine: you are watching a several languages including Russian,” Jmovie about cool guys. One of them DeVito told the radio station Voice is a Russian hero with a serious look of America. Two Russian language tu- on his face. You are expecting some- tors were hired to help the actor with thing heroic from him—an action or a his pronunciation. “I don’t know if you command. And then—bam!—he says heard my voice yet—it’s a bit rasping… something like: “Дергни его!”, which But I wanted my Russian to sound means “pall him” instead of saying right.” something like “pull him.” Then all of He is not the only American actor a sudden, you hear scary music, with to try out the Russian language. A few a small inscription in the corner of the The Terminal (2004) years ago, Angelina Jolie attempted the screen that literally translates “A top What’s the name of Tom Hanks’ char- language as well for her role in Salt. the toe,” which makes absolutely no acter? Maybe you think his name is “I love speaking Russian. It's very, sense what they were attempting to Viktor Navorski? Actually, you are very hard. I find it a very interesting say in Russian. As an audience, in- completely wrong. As you can see on sound because it can be so hard and stead of experiencing an epic moment, his driver’s license his name is Гулина strong and also very sensual and very you are left laughing because of the Гульнара (Gulina Gulnara) which is beautiful. I just had to practice over horrible translation. actually a woman’s name from Asian and over and over and I was told that Actually, Russian is pretty hard to decent. I was getting it wrong a bunch of times learn. That is why Hollywood seems to and I had to keep practicing,” Jolie said get it wrong a lot of the time and make The Simpsons during a press-conference promoting some funny mistakes. Here are a few of In one of the episodes of the Simpsons, the film. the funniest Hollywood mispeaks: Homer is pointing to various billboards. Jolie says that speaking the language One in Russian reads: “УЧИСЬ in Salt added sexual tension with co- ГОВОРИТЬ ПО-AНГЛИЙСКИ, star Liev Schreiber, who can read Rus- ИЛИ УБИРАЙСЯ,” which translates sian. into “Learn English or get out of here.” “It was interesting to see how seduc- A mistake by producers or a strategic tive that language could become when plan? You decide. we were doing it... that some sounds can really hinder that or some accents have But despite the difficulties with the a very specific feeling to them,” she said. Russian language, some Hollywood All the examples are high-budget stars still attempt to speak it. One re- movies, so why is it that they have hor- cent example involves Danny DeVito. rible Russian translations? Do Ameri- Sky Captain During the recent presidential elec- can producers and directors simply and the World of Tomorrow (2004) tions in Russia DeVito called on Rus- not care? Or, do they think that no Polly Perkins, a newspaper reporter, sians to vote for him in March. The one will notice? Russian is a complex looks into the disappearances of six sci- video posted on YouTube by Univer- and beautiful language and obviously entists. While she is trying to find out sal Pictures featured DeVito speaking given the number of examples above, an whose fault is it, air raid sirens go off as Russian and calling on voters to vote important plot device in many Ameri- giant indestructible robots attack the DeVito. can films. My suggestion: perhaps the city. News reports show similar attacks Did he have any hope in winning? wealthy American film producers might around the globe, including in Russia. Probably not. But, he did create pub- considering hiring a translator the next The producers of this film seem to licity for his new film. On March 6 he time they need a Russian word. Most believe that Russian newspapers are came to Moscow to present the new an- graduate students will work rather full of just random words, not com- imation feature Lorax in which ge is the cheaply. plete sentence or formulated news voice of the main character. The film topics. Perhaps they believe that Rus- was originally recorded in English but sian newspapers publish only jibberish he chose to also read the dubbed voice because almost all people in Soviet Rus- over in Russian. sia do nothing but drink vodka, play “I speak very funny Russian, don’t balalayka and chase bears around the I?” DeVito says in his video greeting. city. Through these newspapers in the “Vote for me in March in the cinema!” films, the producers create the idea that DeVito went on to explain why he all Russians are the same: illiterate and decided to read the Russian dub over uninformed. for Lorax. 13 culture Journalist

Silent Artist

Sofia Dzyuba tor really understood what he was In addition to the fantastic direct- obody expected a couple of shooting and why. Moreover, this ing, the actors were also amazing. Nyears ago that the Best Picture film was not only important to the di- Jean Dujardin (who played George of the 84th Academy Awards Oscar rector; it was also greatly anticipated Valentin) and the director’s wife would be a black-and-white silent by film buffs who are interested in Bérénice Bejo (who played Peppy film. “If you want to be an actress, cinematography. This stylized type Miller) remind the audience of tradi- you need to have something others of movie production is highly valued tional Hollywood actors of the past. don’t,” Clifton said in the film “The in the era of mass-produced cinema. One could refer to this style of Artist.” This film has something oth- “The Artist” is a film with soul and acting as the genius transformation, ers don’t. the cast has a special chemistry. which only few actors can do effec- “The Artist” is not just a unique Hazanavicius also put a great ef- tively well. Many people expected film because it won the prestigious fort into trying to recreate the es- that Bejo would not be a talented honor of Best Picture. It is offering sence of the old Hollywood style actress, thinking that she was mainly the viewer something completely of acting. Others have attempted in the film because of her relation- new. this in the past but failed because ship to the director. But those people Direct Michel Hazanavicius, in- their attempts were superficial. We were wrong; she was fantastic fluenced by the common practice of see Hollywood in the “The Artist,” Finally, it is important to remem- European directors to not rely on though, more than just scenery and ber that this was a silent film. The di- special effects or elaborate sets, had costumes from the time period; the rector proved that one does not need dreamt for years of making a silent actors embody the feel of the period spoken dialogue to create a relevant film. as well. contemporary film. “The Artist was made as a love let- Given the novelty of the approach Through his direction, he was able ter to the cinema, and grew out of my and the reliance on an antiquated to create a film that viewers became admiration and respect for movies film technique (both being black and a part of. The viewers were actively throughout history. It was inspired white and silent), the cast and crew involved with the work of the direc- by the work of Hitchcock, Lang, Ford of the “The Artist” should consider tor when they were engaged with the and Wilder,” Hazanavicius said. themselves lucky to have caught the film and that is why we see “The Art- These words mean that the direc- eye of mainstream audiences. ist” in a category of the winners. 14 march 2012 culture Marrying science and fashion

Alina Petukhova military complex and designs innovative ach season designers compete for the uniform products. Because of this, she has Einfluence in trends, trying to attract now launched her own eco—brand based on new customers. Fashion often relies on a her extensive experience with cutting edge style redesigning but not on the functional- technology. ity. It’s high time to talk about some edgy Lewis presented some new high—tech ideas: LED—gowns, GPS—shoes, jackets fashion ideas and introduced Internet sites with a solar cell system. (shapeway.com, freedomofcreation.com, The marriage of science and fashion is electricfoxy.com) where users can send a making a striking entrance into the world self—made costume sketch. The Internet of modeling. The focus is shifting to more companies will work out a 3D—model of the environmentally friendly fashion that lends costume sketch and create sewing patterns. itself to an eco—friendly, nature embracing In the next two to four years, Lewis plans design. The fashion industry is working on to release electronic jewelry that is respon- developing new ideas to enhance the col- sive to touch. laboration between technology, the envi- “Just imagine that you and your boy- ronment and how we dress. friend are wearing a special ring. When you For example, Eben Bayer, an American are many miles away, one can touch this ring product designer, recently revealed his new and the other will feel the warmth. It’s all fungus—based material that can be substi- about intangible relationships,” Lewis said. tuted in place of synthetics. Paco Rabanne, For now she is making inlay LEDs in lace, during one of his fashion shows, amazed the which are recharged during the day and can audience with his rubber—plastic— and ny- warm you at nighttime. lon—made models. Japanese designers in- The first EcoFashion Weekend was held vented robot ears that reflect your mood by in Moscow this autumn, similar to the Ethi- spinning. Also, Materials and Components cal Fashion Show held in Paris. Marina Science has suggested ways of making dress- Kokorina, the leader, explains that the key es with hemlines that filter the atmosphere message of a project was to bring all Rus- or other textiles created from viruses. sian eco—designers together, discover new Currently, more and more pioneer brands creators, and persuade the fashion industry are eco—friendly, such as Stella McCartney, to support the ecological activity. NOIR, Thakoon, Hussein Chalayan and Participants came from Moscow Yohji Yamomoto. Inditex of Zara, Oysho, (SUDARYANTO by Tatiana Sudaryanto), Stradivarius, Pull&Bear and Massimo Dut- Saint—Petersburg (Midway by Veronica ti, are a benchmark group that follows the Repina ), Perm (KAMWA by Tatiana latest eco—efficient trends in organizing the Maximova), Kursk (Artur Brage “ECA”), retail space. These new brands are creating Belgorod, and Engels to showcase their a concept that is a sustainable, innovative work. Irina Omelyanchuk from ECO— entry into the fashion business. This is an TEXTILES “THE THIRD ROME” held a attractive alternative for traditional, non— lecture about eco—fabrics and its universal ecological fashion designs. certification. Russian designers are adopting European All of these ecological, innovative ideas and Western fashion practices to develop in the West, Europe, and Russia can’t seem their patterns. catch enough governmental or business re- Moscow is an international fashion hub sponse, perhaps because their success seems replete with fashion exhibitions, master— so unlikely right now. One of the issues de- classes, forums for designers, fashion jour- signers face is who will be the customers for nalists, buyers and creative academics. A these products. Lewis admitted the audi- lecture about the latest eco—garments in ence of hi—tech clothing has not yet been beauty design was held by Digital October determined. Currently, hi—tech products Center, which hosts unique global educa- cost on average $400—$500. tional programs. “The target audience likely will be women American apparel and accessories design- 18 to 30 years old, who are quite wealthy er Alison Lewis (alisonlewis.com) commu- and interested in style and quality,” Lewis nicated with the audience via teleconfer- said. At this stage, according to Lewis, these ence from California. Lewis, who earned a products remain only an idea. For now, all degree from the Singularity University of the attention is on searching for sponsor- Silicon Valley, collaborates with the U.S. ship and promotion of i—accessories. 15 journalist

Dr.Maria Lukina, MSU Dr.Chris Demaske, UWT

Always nervous whether students manage their After nearly a decade, this program remains high-flying plans. And always say “We did it.” fresh, intense, and wonderful.

Alexander Solomonov, MSU Chelsi Harrell, UWT

Here in Moscow, we thought a lot about how to All work, all play, and no sleep. Thank you! make your trip memorable! I hope it was.

Maria Eremina, MSU Kelsey Pasero, UWT

Just want to say, thank you guys for this pro- One of the most intense and best experiences of duction. It was a great experience for all of us! my life.

Ashley Mathews, UWT Lillie Mazitova, MSU

Just go with the flow, and surf the Metro. Not only had I learned about how American news media operates, but also had a blast work- ing with everybody!

Elisabeth Markova, MSU Mariela Algara, UWT

It was exciting to write in English and then just Someone once told me patience is a virtue, this watch how your sentences are transformed into trip showed me that out of virtue comes beauti- something different. ful experiences.

Alina Petukhova, MSU Anastasiya Ivanova, MSU

Thanks to our colleagues for their friendship and Our project showed that there are people who strong motivation. We did it – YEP! want to hear the truth and to tell the truth.

Yana Andriesh, MSU Sofia Dzyuba, MSU

Our flags have the similar colors, and we are I appreciate the laborious undertaking made by more alike than anybody expected! a joint effort. I am proud of our result.

Maria Tyurina, MSU Anna Laletina, MSU

Never suspected the preparation of the article It’s a chance to meet aspiring journalists from in a foreign language is that hard. the USA and get good advice from an American journalism professor.

Diana Kulchitskaya, MSU Alexander Novichenko, MSU

This is probably my fifth time in the project and There are no borders for reporters. We share the I still find it very exciting and inspiring. same values of democracy, peace, and freedom of speech.

Aleksey Spodineyko, MSU Marina Rudenko, MSU

The best magazine issue I’ve ever designed! It was very pleasant to meet you and work together on the project.