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How Moscow's secrecy about a suspected plague case follows a Soviet-era pattern

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 leaders in Moscow manage the official narrative that often covers up the truth for years.

How Moscow's secrecy about a suspected plague case follows a Soviet-era pattern

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