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Driving Down Russia's Spine

Driving Down Russia's Spine is the full account of the epic, 6,000-kilometer trans-Russia road trip dubbed The Spine of Russia. Intertwines fascinating subject profiles with digressions into historical and cultural themes relevant to understanding modern Russia.

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On This Day

Notable events on this day in Russian history

1998: Politician Galina Starovoitova assassinated in St. Petersburg.

1981: Anatoly Karpov retained the World Chess Championship, beating Viktor Korchnoi in Italy.

1962: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's story, "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich," published in Novy Mir.

1962: President John F. Kennedy lifted the blockade of Cuba, ending the Cuban missile crisis.

1934: Vyacheslav Nevinny, actor, born

1928: Alexei Batalov, actor, born

1925: Maya Plisetskaya, ballet-dancer, born

1869: Zinaida Gippius, poet, born (died 1945)

1815: Second Treaty of Paris signed. 30,000 Russian troops will occupy Paris.

1805: Russia and Austria defeated by Napoleon at Austerlitz.

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