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  "id": 7685805,
  "title": "Russia’s Stalin-admiring provincial leader waging an ultra-conservative crusade",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/russias-stalin-admiring-provincial-leader-waging-an-ultra",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-16T01:09:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/16/world/politics/russia-stalin-leader-crusade/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ex-kickboxer Gov. Georgy Filimonov is the face of Russian President Vladimir Putin's rule in the country's Vologda region.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}