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1. #Russiagate, Demos & Alaska: Continuing scandal, new demonstrations, a sesquicentenial and a linguistic smackdown. Just another week here at TWERF.; Tags: russia, twitter, navalny, politics, kamchatka, alaska; By The Editors

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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

1918: Lithuania proclaimed its independence from Russia.

1893: Vsevolod Pudovkin, film director, born (died 1953)

1831: Nikolai Leskov, writer, born

1825: Treaty between Britain and Russia settling the border between Canada and Russian-owned Alaska, at 54 degress 40 minutes north latitude.

1722: Peter the Great's Law of Succession allowed the tsar to choose his successor

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