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Russia's WaPo Ad Supplement: Oopsie

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By Neal

Jack Shafer, man, we love you. We’ve always regarded those foreign investment advertising supplements that show up in the NY Times and Washington Posts as quirky little curiosities: Learn about the hidden tourist hotspots of Qatar! Discover Uzbekistan for your company – our authoritarianism means you save money!

But Shafer, you actually went to the trouble of reading Russia’s ad supplement in the Washington Post.

Highlights after the jump.



  • Produced by Rossiyskaya Gazeta, the official Russian government newspaper, the section mimics the look and feel of a hometown paper, with news, an op-ed section, a sports feature (Maria Sharapova), two business pages, an entertainment page, and even a recipe for “Salad Oliver.”
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