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Suspected plague case highlights Russia’s inherited Soviet-era culture of secrecy

Suspected plague case highlights Russia’s inherited Soviet-era culture of secrecy

The suspicious death last week of a worker at a research lab in Siberia that has fueled global concerns about suspected pneumonic plague is just the latest example of how Russia manages the official narrative. The Kremlin has long maintained a culture of secrecy when it comes to

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