World‘Black August’: Russia’s shorthand for dramatic late-summer crises
Nathan Hodge writes that over the past few decades, “Black August,” or the “August curse,” has become journalistic shorthand in Russia for dramatic crises that appear to occur during the final weeks of summer.
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‘Black August’: Russia’s shorthand for dramatic late-summer crises