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Russia: Sprats, Scam, Ripping

Categories: Eastern & Central Europe, Russia, Arts & Culture, Ethnicity & Race, Food, Governance, International Relations, Media & Journalism, Migration & Immigration

Copydude writes about “a giant can of Baltic Sprats [1]” sculpture soon to appear in a town near Kaliningrad; about German ads – possibly, a scam – offering “assisted resettlement package to Kaliningrad [2], including subsidised bills, free train travel, free phone installation, a chance to collect Russian and German pensions and dual citizenship”; and about Russian “ripping [3] [as] a Pavlovian reflex.”