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The Murder Of Tsar Nicholas
The murder of the last tsar and his family has been one of the great mysteries in Russian history.
Olga Lepeshinskaya Dies
Russian ballerina Olga Lepeshinskaya has died at the age of 92 - Lepeshinskaya was known as “the favourite ballerina of Joseph Stalin” and even rumoured to be his mistress.
Tribute To King Of Horror
A film festival for amateur directors dedicated to bestselling horror writer Stephen King is to be held in Southern Russia. There are no multi-million dollar budgets, but there is plenty of ketchup.
Patriarch Laid To Rest
Russia Today, Moscow in Russia, December 10. The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Alexy II has been laid to rest at the Epiphany Cathedral in Moscow. While thousands came to bid their final goodbye to the Patriarch before the burial, the solemn ceremony was not open to the public, with only senior religious [...]
Mystery Of Stalin’s Death
His political life as a dictator who has been minutely dissected over the decades. Did he die of natural causes following a brain haemorrhage or was Stalin killed?
End Of Tragic Tale
Russia Today, Russia, November.
The highest Swiss court has ruled that Vitaly Kaloyev should be freed. The Russian was jailed for stabbing to death an air traffic controller he blamed for an air crash that killed his wife and two young children in 2002. Earlier this year, his eight-year term was cut to five years and [...]
Who killed Litvinenko?
Russia Today, Moscow, Russia.
November 1st is believed to be the day when former FSB officer Aleksandr Litvinenko was fatally poisoned with the radioactive substance Polonium 210. One year later, the case has become a mixture of a spy story, a “who done it?”, diplomatic tit-for-tat, and high politics.