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2 unusual facts about Khimki Forest


Khimki Forest

Asking Russian rock star Yuri Shevchuk, an outspoken critic of the highway's planned route, who had made headlines confronting Vladimir Putin in a face-to-face meeting in May, to join him on stage at a concert, Bono and Shevchuk sang a Bob Dylan tune (Knockin' on Heaven's Door) in front of 60,000 people.

In late August, rock star Bono of the group U2, while his band was on tour in Russia, took a high-profile stand against the highway construction.



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