Moscow art exhibit documents a new political awakening 

<p>Since the jailing of politician Alexei Navalny at the start of the year in Russia, not a week goes by without the arrests of activists or journalists. As protest becomes increasingly dangerous, one young Russian artist is using her work to document a new generation's political awakening. Theo Merz has the story from Moscow.</p>

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<p>Russian disinformation campaigns are believed to have influenced elections in many parts of the world in the past few years, including in the United States. They also operate domestically in Russia. Reporter Theo Merz, with the podcast “On Spec,” recently examined how the information divide affects LGBTQ communities in Russia.</p>

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