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03.07.2009, 10:57 10 comments

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Trial against ultra-right group underway

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Crimea: a melting pot about to boil over?

Published: 18 May, 2009, 19:19


It is 65 years since Soviet leader Joseph Stalin ordered 200,000 Crimean Tatars to be relocated to Uzbekistan from their homes. It took 45 years for Moscow to apologize, but not everyone is happy at their return.

 
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