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The Samovar Murders

Book four in the Matyushkin Case Files series is finally here, and just in time for Christmas. Let's face it, Poirot, Marple, Gamache, Holmes – they would probably not have had what it took to survive detective-ing in 1960s Moscow. Pavel Matyushkin, he's got the right stuff. Stoke up the samovar and get ready for a great mystery...

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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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