February 29, 2008

Hillary-ous

by Paul E. Richardson

Here's some help, for Hillary and all others...

Tags: hilary medvedev

How to Live 100 Russian Years

The 22 heroes in this volume were all born in 1917 – Russia’s year of revolution. They lived through Civil War, Collectivization, World War II, the Cold War, and the collapse of the USSR. Indeed, their lives are a living reflection of the past Russian century, and their stories show us a side of history not available in any other resource.

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On This Day

Notable events on this day in Russian history

1996: Chechen rebels released 42 hostages seized in a raid in southern Russia after a two-week ordeal in which dozens of separatist fighters and many Russian soldiers were killed.

1978: Soviet satellite, Cosmos 954, used for ocean surveillance, disintegrated over the remote North-West territories of Canada.

1949: Yuri Bashmet, viola-player, born

1929: Stalin labeled Trotsky faction "anti-state"

1901: Mikhail Romm, film director, born (died 1971)

1873: Dmitry Ushakov, linguist, born

1872: Konstantin Bogayevsky, Landscape painter, born

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