A Russian film about a Soviet Cold War sports victory over the United States has broken box office records months before a presidential election by borrowing a page from Vladimir Putin’s play book: appealing to Russian patriotism.
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Volunteers collect signatures in support of Russian President Vladimir Putin as a candidate in March 18 presidential election at the GUM department store in downtown Moscow on January 12, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Yuri KADOBNOV
