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Olga Fatkulina: Russian Long-Track Speed Skater, World Single Distance Champion and Olympics Silver Medalist talks of her Success Story

Olga Aleksandrovna Fatkulina is a Russian long-track speed skater. She competed for Russia at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics in the women’s 500 m and 1000 m. In the 2013 World Single Distance Championships she won the gold medal in the 1000 meters race, and a bronze medal in the 500 metres. At the… Read More »

Acne on Instagram? Russian women share their images of beauty – Reuters

TBILISI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – In a new wave of Russian feminism, thousands of women are posting selfies on social media showing their pimples, cellulite and hair loss to challenge beauty stereotypes that women’s rights activists say fuel low self-esteem and eating disorders. The #AllIsFineWithMe trend – started by a Russian teen who has struggled… Read More »