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Projecting a glamorous, wealthy lifestyle is arguably what social media is all about, but journalist Tatyana Movshevich was recently struck by the discord between her Russian friends' real lives and their opulent online personas. She calls it the Russian dream, and argues that its roots go far back into Russian folklore. (Photo: Luxury sign that appeared outside Barvikha Concert Hall, Barvikha village near Moscow in 2013. Credit: Audrey Smirnov/AFP/Getty Images.)
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