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A pro-Kremlin lawmaker is seeking to introduce official standards in Russia that would limit a person's shoe height, essentially banning women from wearing sky-high heels. (Wikimedia Commons)
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A pro-Kremlin lawmaker is seeking to introduce official standards in Russia that would limit a person's shoe height, essentially banning women from wearing sky-high heels. (Wikimedia Commons)
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Russia's Maria Sharapova returns the ball to Canada's Eugenie Bouchard during their semifinal match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France, Thursday, June 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
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FILE - In this May 9, 2014 file photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin heads to speak at a navy parade marking Victory Day in Sevastopol, Crimea. Angry with the West's response over Ukraine, Russia is moving rapidly to bolster ties with North Korea in a diplomatic nose-thumbing that could complicate the U.S.-led effort to squeeze Pyongyang into giving up its nuclear weapons program. Russia's proactive strategy in Asia- which also involves cozying up to China and had been dubbed "Putin's Pivot" - began years ago as Moscow's answer to Washington's much touted rebalancing of its military forces in the Pacific. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, File) **FILE**
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Russia's Maria Sharapova clenches her fist after scoring a point during the quarterfinal match of the French Open tennis tournament against Spain's Garbine Muguruza at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France, Tuesday, June 3, 2014.(AP Photo/Michel Spingler)
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Russian Interior Ministry troopers give a training exhibition during a celebration of 197th anniversary of creation of Interior Ministry Forces in Ashukino, Russia, Thursday, March 27, 2008. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)
