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08.02.2009, 19:21
The U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has said Washington wants to hit “the reset button” over ties with Moscow.
10.02.2009, 13:20
Encouraging the nation to be strong in the face of the economic crisis, Queen Elizabeth II has advised all to make do with little – just like ‘Eugene’ Karamyshev, a student from Russia, Express Gazeta Online says.
30.10.2009, 23:36
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On Friday, Russia marks the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repressions. Millions suffered from Stalin’s repressions from the 1920s through to the 1950s.
08.01.2010, 15:08
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Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko signed a decree on Thursday to establish a holiday dedicated to Ukrainian soldiers who fought during WWI on the side of the Austro-Hungarian Empire against Russia.
18.02.2010, 21:46
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Moscow City Hall has approved hanging posters of Stalin throughout the city in the run up to Victory Day, but tempers are running high.
12.06.2010, 15:14
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June 12 is the Day of Russia, the country’s national holiday. On this day, exactly 20 years ago, the Soviet leadership signed the Declaration on State Sovereignty of Russia, which marked the start of democratic reforms.
22.04.2010, 19:14
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On the 140th anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Lenin and with much of the world still grappling with the worst economic crisis since the Depression perhaps it is an opportune time to ponder some of his theories.
01.02.2010, 06:30
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McDonald’s came to the USSR as a first sign of freedom two decades ago.
02.09.2009, 16:22
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On September 1, 2004, terrorists seized School Number One in Russia’s North Ossetian city of Beslan, taking more than a thousand people hostage: schoolchildren, their parents, relatives and teachers.
08.05.2009, 22:00
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Most of the world marks the end of the Second World War on the 8th of May. But for Soviet Russia it ended the day after. In modern Russia, May 9th is still celebrated as a major national holiday.
Published: 12 February, 2009, 15:51
On Thursday, the U.S. celebrates its 200th birthday of President Abraham Lincoln, known for abolishing slavery in the country. Halfway across the globe Russian Tsar Alexander II also dreamt of freedom for the serfs.
No good deed goes unpunished. but i lift a glass a vodka to Alexander's memory and a glass of bourbon whiskey to Lincoln as well. by the way the Gettysburg address is one of the worlds great pieces of literature. More is said in fewer words than any other document I know of. Google it and read it! it will take less than five minutes to read and give you thoughts for a life time even if you are not American. by the way a score is twenty years just to make the translation easiler.