Power, politics and performance: Russia’s revamped Intervision song contest names a winner

In a show overflowing with thundering vocals and pyrotechnics, Duc Phuc’s song “Phu Dong Thien Vuong,” a heady mix of pop, rap and dubstep, saw off second-place Kyrgyzstan to take home the grand prize of 30 million rubles (about $360,000). The final also brought the unexpected. Moments before the U...

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