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WATCH: Moscow Residents on War, Sanctions, and Drone Attacks
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As the war rages on in Ukraine, and drone attacks disrupt daily life, I expected things to feel tense in Moscow. Instead, I found people insisting that everything is normal.

MOSCOW, Russia — These days, commuters at Taganskaya subway station pass under the watchful gaze of Joseph Stalin.

The massive, life-size sculpture, spanning an entire wall in the tunnel that connects two metro lines, shows the Soviet dictator standing tall with the Kremlin as a backdrop, flanked by an adoring crowd, his gaze fixed in the distance.

It is …

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