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21.10.2010, 11:36
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A small church near the Moscow Kremlin features an icon depicting Soviet dictator Josef Stalin. A similar image was at the center of a major scandal back in 2008.
14.03.2010, 15:06
One of the most ambitious and, at the same time, controversial reconstruction projects in Moscow is now calling for goldsmiths from all over the former Soviet Union to work on the Bolshoi Theater auditorium.
22.08.2010, 13:30
A scary face mask that has survived nearly one thousand years has been discovered at one of Russia’s most ancient cities– Veliky Novgorod, which is often described as “the birthplace of Russia”.
20.11.2009, 07:39
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Russian parliamentarians and historians have a new lead in the search for the legendary gold of the Tsar's family. According to the new discovery, the whole treasure, or part of it, may be in Japan.
20.11.2009, 17:40
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Survivors of the deadly epidemic of prion disease kuru, which was transmitted through cannibalistic rituals, share a particular genetic mutation. Researchers call it a striking example of human evolution in action.
17.05.2010, 12:40
Forty years ago, eight men set sail from Morocco across the Atlantic on a tiny boat made of papyrus. Meant as a scientific experiment, their journey made little impression on academics – but it inspired the public.
15.03.2010, 16:41
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Remains of the British frigate “Prince”, which was sunk by a heavy storm in 1854 during the Crimean War, have been discovered in the Black Sea. The vessel is rumored to have a cargo solid gold.
29.10.2010, 15:51
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Claims that one of Vladimir Putin’s daughters is engaged to the son of a South Korean retired top brass are false, the prime minister’s spokesman has said.
19.02.2010, 19:01
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Russian activists in Crimea have held a mourning rally to mark the date when Nikita Khrushchev formally gave the Black Sea republic to Ukraine.
24.12.2009, 21:26
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A Russian Orthodox Church representative has proposed declaring January 7 the “Day of Napoleon’s Expulsion” from the country in 1812 and a national holiday.
Published: 25 June, 2009, 14:21
Edited: 30 September, 2010, 18:38
Russian intelligence has declassified documents on Willy Lehmann, a German man who spied on the Nazis for the Soviet Union for 12 years.
Now that we now know who he is and his life story, Its time for Russia on behalf of the USSR to award him their highest medal