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Russia’s ex-finance minister Alexei Kudrin criticized on Thursday Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s remarks regarding the white ribbons worn by protesters at recent nationwide rallies against alleged electoral fraud.
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Amy Winehouse sings for Roman Abramovich · 2008-06-13 18:14
Amy Winehouse has performed an exclusive gig at a Moscow art gallery for Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich and his girlfriend Daria Zhukova.
The singer flew out to play at the launch of The Garage gallery, which has been set up by Ms Zhukova, BBC informs.
Mr Abramovich and the former model went on stage to thank the star for her set, for which she was paid a reported ??1m.
Celebrities and figures from the art world were among 300 people who watched the Grammy winner perform for an hour.
The building was a former bus shelter and is twice the size of a soccer pitch.
Winehouse thanked Ms Zhukova for inviting "her to such a great night, she thoroughly enjoyed herself", her spokesman said.
"Amy was very happy to play her part in the restoring of such a great building to its future use as a space for contemporary art."
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