December 18, 2009

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Bears in the Caviar

A hilarious and insightful memoir by a diplomat who was “present at the creation” of US-Soviet relations. For anyone with even a passing interest in US-Russian history, this is a priceless book.

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On This Day

Notable events on this day in Russian history

1951: Anatoly Karpov, world chess champion, born

1924: Eighth Party Congress convenes; votes not to make Lenin's "Testament" public. Stalin offers resignation (Testament strongly criticizes him), but is kept on as General Secretary at urging of Kamenev and Zinoviev. The Testament is not recorded in the minutes.

1921: Grigory Chukhrai, film director, born (died October 2001)

1821: Apollon Maykov, poet, translator, born

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