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04.01.2008 - Triple jeopardy: the Nazi plan to kill WWII leaders in Tehran
Kuznetsov, a famed Soviet spy, got an SS man named Ulrich von Ortel to spill the secret over a bottle of good brandy. Von Ortel not only told his "friend" Paul about the operation, but invited him to accompany him on a trip to Tehran to buy cheap Persian rugs.
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27.12.2007 - Retired general says Soviet incursion of Afghanistan justified
"The deployment of Soviet troops was an effective response to our request to the Soviet leadership due to the growing manifestation of terrorism and external threats to Afghanistan," said Maj. Gen. Hamid (Ret.), a former member of the Central Committee of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA).
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07.11.2007 - Russian Revolution: 90 Years On
Many remember the times when labour feats were devoted to another anniversary, and all remember celebrations and marches and bands playing in the streets on the Day of the Great October Socialist Revolution.
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17.10.2007 - Tehran-43: Wrecking the plan to kill Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill
The historic significance of the Big Three conference in Tehran, Iran, was enormous - at stake were the destinies of millions of people and the future of the world. The deadline for the opening of the second front was the main issue on the agenda.
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26.09.2007 - FSB director hands over documents re Wallenberg to chief rabbi
Nikolai Patrushev, the director of the Federal Security Service (FSB) of the Russian Federation, on Wednesday handed over to Berl Lazar, the chief rabbi of Russia, copies of documents from the central archives of the Russian FSB regarding the destiny of Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg.
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26.09.2007 - Prosecutors deny rehabilitation to last Russian tsar's family
"Today, First Deputy Prosecutor General Alexander Buksman signed an order ruling that Nikolai [Nicholas] Romanov and members of his family may not be rehabilitated," the press release said.
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23.09.2007 - Kursk marks 975th anniversary of its foundation
The Russian city of Kursk will mark the 975th anniversary of its foundation on Sunday.
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08.09.2007 - Monument to doomed Russian warship unveiled in Scotland
A monument in memory of a legendary Russian warship that sank off southern Scotland in 1920 was unveiled near the wreck site Saturday.
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08.09.2007 - Church bell sold to U.S. by Bolsheviks returns to Moscow
The first bell of an ensemble belonging to Moscow's St. Daniel's Monastery belfry has returned to Moscow after chiming for over 70 years in the United States, a spokesman for a cultural and historical heritage foundation said Saturday.
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24.08.2007 - Russian prosecutors reopen case over murder of royal family
The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has reopened the investigation into the criminal case over the shooting of the last czar's family, in connection with the finding of the remains near Yekaterinburg believed to belong to Prince Alexei and Grand Duchess Maria.
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