The Week's Best: Stories You May Have Missed

We know that rferl.org isn't the only website you read, and it's possible that you may have missed some of our most interesting journalism from the past week. To make sure you're up-to-date, here are some of the highlights produced by RFE/RL's team of correspondents, multimedia editors, and visual journalists over the past seven days.

U.S. President Bill Clinton (left) and Russian President Boris Yeltsin in October 1995

Putin's 'A Solid Man': Declassified Memos Offer Window Into Yeltsin-Clinton Relationship​

"You need to eat something." Newly released memos document the chummy relationship in the 1990s between Boris Yeltsin and Bill Clinton. They also offer a striking contrast to the plummet in U.S.-Russian relations in recent years. By Mike Eckel

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'We Don’t Have Anything': A Ukrainian Village On The Front Line

'We Don’t Have Anything': A Ukrainian Village On The Front Line

Seventy-eight-year-old Maria Horpynych lives in the front-line village of Opytne in eastern Ukraine. She lost her son and husband, and survives with no gas, electricity or running water. By RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service

​In The Age Of The Internet, Serbia Aims To Keep Its Cyrillic Alive​

Cyrillic has a place in Serbia's constitution, and students there learn it first. But Latin script is making inroads. By Alan Crosby and Iva Martinovic

Ladies' Man: Putin Cites 'Caring Attitude' In Pension-Reform Concession

The most notable part of Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposed dilution of controversial pension-reform legislation was an offer to reduce a planned increase in the retirement age for women, who are a key electoral demographic. By Carl Schreck

Dying Art: Uzbekistan's Late President Lionized On Canvas

Two years after Islam Karimov’s death, his former presidential palace has reopened as a museum filled with fawning portraits of the autocratic leader who ruled Uzbekistan with an iron fist for a quarter of a century. By Amos Chapple

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'Happiest Man On Earth': Vasily Ozerov, His Dog, A Mobile Home, And The Russian Road

'Happiest Man On Earth': Vasily Ozerov, His Dog, A Mobile Home, And The Russian Road

Vasily Ozerov has been traveling around Russia in his tractor-powered mobile home for 40 years. “I'm probably the happiest man on Earth," he says. "I have the road ahead of me.” By Current Time TV

The 'Soviet Sinatra' Bows Out

Renowned Russian crooner Iosif Kobzon, a Soviet-era icon and a Kremlin-loyal lawmaker sanctioned in the West over Moscow’s interference in Ukraine, died at the age of 80. By RFE/RL

He Wanted To Buy A Prosthesis. He Uncovered A Massive Belarusian Health-Care Scandal Instead.

A retired prosecutor's quest to root out corruption in Belarus's health care system lifted the lid on a massive scandal. By Tony Wesolowsky, Ales Dashchynski, and RFE/RL's Belarus Service ​

'Walter' Defended Sarajevo, Now He's Bringing Tourists

A new multimedia museum dedicated to the cult Bosnian movie Walter Defends Sarajevo is due to open later this year, and organizers hope it draws a good number of tourists -- especially from China. By Gordana Knezevic