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1. Out with the Old, in with the Emu: 2018 is out, 2019 is in, and even with the holidays, Russian news didn’t stop.; Tags: Moscow, new year's eve, New Year, putin

2. How to Celebrate the New Year: Are you sure you know how to appease the Fire Monkey and get your New Year off to a good start? We have tips! Learn how to decorate your house, what food to serve, and what to wear to ensure good luck in 2016.; Tags: new year's eve, holidays, traditions; By Eugenia Sokolskaya

3. Grandfather Frost: More than Just Santa Claus: Don't be fooled: the old man with a white beard and red coat is not Santa Claus. It's Grandfather Frost! Learn how to tell the two apart with this handy list.; Tags: ded moroz, grandfather frost, holiday, new year's eve; By Eugenia Sokolskaya

4. Happy New Year!: The New Year is Russia’s biggest holiday. But where does it come from – and why does it look so suspiciously like Western Christmas?; Tags: russia, holiday, holidays, peter the great, communists, bolsheviks, new year's eve; By Eugenia Sokolskaya

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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

2004: Pair of female suicide bombers blow up a Tu-154 and Tu-134 mid-flight killing 90.

1991: The Ukraine parliament declared independence from Moscow, subject to confirmation by a referendum in December.

1936: Moscow's 1st 'Public Show Trial' ended with the execution of all sixteen defendants

1817: Alexei Konstantinovich Tolstoy, poet, novelist, dramatist, born (died 1875).

1553: The Edward Bonaventure, an English ship, drops anchor in St. Nicholas Bay, in the mouth of the Dvina - the first British-Russian contact of substance.

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