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Campers, who are members of a volunteer security squad, walk through the camp at Lake Seliger in Russia’s Tver region. Camp Seliger was traditionally the home base of pro-Kremlin youth groups. The spirit of rebellion roiling Russia stretches even into the Seliger youth camp, an annual Kremlin-funded event. (Associated Press)

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Russia's Evgeniya Kanaeva performs during the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around qualifications at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

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Russia's Tatyana Lysenko reacts after winning gold in the women's hammer throw final during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Friday, Aug. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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United States boxer Claressa Shields celebrates Aug. 9, 2012, after defeating Russia's Nadezda Torlopova for the women's middleweight 75-kg boxing gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. (Associated Press)

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Members of an underground sect in Russia's Volga River province of Tatarstan province stand at the gate of a house outside the provincial capital, Kazan, on Aug. 8, 2012. The reclusive sect that literally went underground to stop contact with the outside world kept 27 children in dark and unheated cells, many of them for more than a decade, prosecutors said. (Associated Press)

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U.S. singer Madonna greets her fans at the opening of the new fitness club in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012 (Associated Press)

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U.S. gymnast Gabrielle Douglas, left, congratulates Russia's Aliya Mustafina for winning the gold for the uneven bars during the artistic gymnastics women's apparatus finals at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

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Serena Williams of the United States volleys against Maria Kirilenko, below, of Russia in their women's doubles semifinal match at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

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United States' Serena Williams returns a shot to Maria Sharapova of Russia in the women's singles gold medal match at the All England Lawn Tennis Club at Wimbledon, in London, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

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Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, of Russia, hits a return against Vania King during the Citi Open tennis tournament on Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)