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Russian prison after warning students against becoming “cannon fodder” for brutal dictator Vladimir Putin. University educator Olga Lizunkova, who teaches English, told her class it was better to be put behind bars than be sent to Ukraine – but was quickly reported to cops and has since been fired.

Ben Croll Just a half-decade ago, talk of web-series – both as a medium and as a standalone industry – fell on deaf ears in certain major media markets. And so the task fell to a handful of evangelists to go out and bang the drum.“We believe in short content and our mission is to convince others that it is the future,” says producer Anton Kalinkin, founder of Russia’s Red Carpet Studio.

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov has laughed off reports that he was attacked by a fan with a knife when recently promoting his MMA Eagle Fighting Championship in Russia.Nurmagomedov was in the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod promoting the Championship, when footage emerged of a young boy running towards the 32-year-old as he walked past with his security.Many believe the encounter was just an adoring young fan wanting to get close to his sporting idol, however a small number of reports claimed that the youngster approached the UFC star with a knife.In spite of this when asked about the confrontation, Nurmagomedov was quick to brush off claims of the knife attack, instead insisting the

The family of a Russian rail chief were allegedly massacred by a servant who raped and stabbed the mum and strangled the son to death.

The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxA Russian journalist has burned to death after she set herself on fire during an apparent protest outside a police headquarters.Irina Slavina, the editor of KozaPress, died at the scene in front of an interior ministry office in Nizhniy Novgorod, according to local reports.She left a note before her apparent suicide on Facebook.She wrote: “I ask you to blame the Russian Federation for my death.”Authorities reportedly confirmed her body had been found with severe burns.Footage has since emerged apparently showing the moment she set herself on fire on a bench in Gorky Street, where the interior ministry in Nizhny Novgorod is situated.In