Russophile's Bookshelf

by The Editors

A few books we have received recently that we thought Russophiles should know about.

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On This Day

Notable events on this day in Russian history

1980: Andrei Sakharov arrested and exiled to Gorky (present-day Nizhny Novgorod) for criticizing the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

1904: George Balanchine, choreographer, born

1558: Russian troops cross the border into Livonia, beginning one of the longest wars in Russian history (1558-1583).

1440: Ivan III the Great, Grand Duke of Muscovy, was born.

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