Occupying the cavernous spaces of a former automobile factory in Moscow's industrial zone, Technopolis has been struggling for years. The project, a brainchild of the city government, targeted Russia's long underperforming technology sector, providing a state-assisted leg up in a forbidding, oligarch-dominated marketplace.
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Two girls hold a poster reading \"For decent and peaceful labor without sanctions!\" during a rally in Stavropol on Oct. 7, 2014.