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1. A Bizarre Wedding, Northern Creatures, and Fake Fabergés

In this week's Odder News, one of Russia's most unconventional actors and an ice dancer get married (again), polar bears take over Russian trucks, and the Hermitage is faking it.

Tags: hermitage, faberge, weddings, woolly mammoth, polar bears
2. Bid for the Best Backfires

A decade before the fall of tsarism, a little-known auction was held to sell off some of the crown jewels. Was it rigged?

Tags: revolution, tsars, faberge
3. Katya Everdeenova? No. YA Fiction Set in Russia? Yes.

We're seeing a growth spurt in literature for kids and teens set in Russia. That means magic, time travel, and Stalinism all rolled up in one.

Tags: literature, teen fiction, young adult fiction, magic, fantasy, stalin, Ivan the Terrible, baba yaga, faberge, romanovs, time travel
By Alice E.M. Underwood
4. Faberge Documentary is a Jewel

It is nice to come across a documentary about Russia that is not all Sturm and Drang, Stalin and Purges, mafia and Putin. The story of Peter Carl Fabergé and the jewelry empire he built is a truly remarkable story, and it is the focus of this new documentary from Arts Alliance.

Tags: Faberge, faberge eggs, Romanovs, art, history
By Paul E. Richardson
5. All that Glitters . . . Or Something More?

Why are we so fascinated with the lavish and expensive creations of the House of Faberge?

Tags: russia, faberge, eggs, romanovs
By Linda DeLaine

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