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Watching in Russia
“Tsar”
Pavel Lungin’s bloody and much-discussed film stars Soviet-era rock star Pyotr Mamonov as Ivan the Terrible.
Reading in India
“2 States: The Story of My Marriage”
Chetan Bhagat‘s novel tells of Krish and Ananya, deeply in love but from Indian states with different cultures, who battle conservative traditions as they try to marry in a country where arranged marriages remain the norm.
Watching in Afghanistan
“Dahlezha” (“Corridors”)
A weekly true crime show on the popular channel Tolo TV that investigates police officers, prosecutors and medical examiners while looking at unsolved killings and other crimes.
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