The Moscovore has the buzz :
Beekeepers throughout Russia are up in arms over the move of Moscow’s high-profile honey fair from prestigious Manezh Square in the capital’s downtown to a shopping mall on the outskirts of the city: a ruling that would appear to be yet another attempt by Moscow’s current mayor, Sergei Sobyanin to deprecate his predecessor Yuri Luzhkov. The pint-sized former mayor is a well-known beekeeping enthusiast, and during his tenure, honey fairs and festivals enjoyed his generous patronage.This is one instance where I would actually applaud Western solidarity protests. Beekeepers’ veils are so much nicer than balaclavas.
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