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Russia to expel 60 US diplomats, close US consulate in St. Petersburg |
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Russia unveils nuclear weapons Putin claims are immune to interception
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Russia jet carrying 71 people crashes after Moscow take-off 
Map of Argunovo Ramensky District Moscow Oblast Russia A Russian airliner has crashed after leaving Moscow's Domodedovo airport, killing all 65 passengers and six crew on board
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Navalny detained on day of protests
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| Dec.25 |
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Moscow subway bus crash kills four people |
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| Dec.24 |
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Navalny 'nominated to run' against Putin |
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| Sep.29 |
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Putin foe Alexei Navalny reportedly detained again |
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| Jul.30 |
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Putin orders 755 US diplomatic staff to leave
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| Jun.12 |
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Russia protests: Opposition leader Navalny sentenced
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| May.29 |
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11 killed as high winds strike Russian capital |
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| Mar.26 |
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Opposition leader Navalny arrested
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| Nov.14 |
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Russia's Economy Minister Ulyukayev detained over 'bribe' |
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| May.14 |
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Moscow cemetery brawl: Two dead and 50 arrested |
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| Nov.10 |
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Athletics doping: Kremlin says claims are 'groundless' |
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| Oct.21 |
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US attacks Moscow welcome for Assad |
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| Jun.16 |
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Putin says Russia to get 40 new intercontinental missiles this year |
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| May.9 |
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Russia stages massive WWII parade 
Russia has staged its biggest military parade, marking 70 years since victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two
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| Mar.7 |
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Two men held over Nemtsov killing |
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| Mar.1 |
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Nemtsov murder: Tens of thousands march in Moscow
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| Feb.28 |
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Putin pledge on Nemtsov murder |
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| Feb.27 |
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Russia opposition politician Boris Nemtsov shot dead Map of Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge Moscow Russia An unidentified attacker in a car shot former Deputy Prime Minister four times in the back as he crossed a bridge in view of the Kremlin
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| Feb.6 |
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Ukraine crisis: Leaders upbeat after Moscow talks |
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| Dec.30 |
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Kremlin critic Navalny found guilty of fraud |
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| Dec.17 |
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Russia's shock-and-awe move fails to halt ruble collapse |
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| Oct.20 |
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Total oil company CEO dies in Moscow plane crash |
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| Aug.11 |
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Putin taunts West with humanitarian convoy in eastern Ukraine
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| Aug.6 |
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Putin orders retaliatory sanctions |
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| Jul.15 |
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Report: 20 killed in Moscow train derailment |
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| May.7 |
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Putin 'backs' Ukraine election |
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| Mar.18 |
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Putin signs Russia-Crimea treaty |
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| Mar.17 |
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Vladimir Putin recognises Crimea as nation
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| Mar.4 |
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Russia has no plans to annex Ukraine's Crimea |
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| Mar.1 |
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Russia approves troops for Ukraine |
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| Feb.3 |
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Two killed in Moscow school shooting
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| Dec.17 |
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Ukraine, Russia sign economic deal despite protests |
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| Sep.11 |
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Putin issues plea to US over Syria |
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| Aug.1 |
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Snowden leaves airport, can stay in Russia, lawyer says
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| Jul.12 |
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Snowden meets activists at airport |
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| May.28 |
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Russian arms 'to deter Syria intervention' |
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| May.14 |
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Russia orders expulsion of U.S. diplomat |
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| Apr.25 |
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Dozens die in Russia hospital fire
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| Jan.3 |
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Depardieu 'now a Russian citizen' |
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| Dec.29 |
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Plane crashes into road outside Moscow |
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| Dec.28 |
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Putin signs anti-U.S. adoption bill |
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| Aug.17 |
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Pussy Riot found guilty of hooliganism
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| Jun.12 |
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Putin opponents march in Moscow |
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| Jun.1 |
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Putin stands firm on Syria crisis |
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Putin declares win in elections Vladimir Putin has declared victory in presidential elections, returning for a third term after spending the last four years as the country's PM
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Putin 'elected Russian president' |
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| Dec.24 |
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Thousands take to streets |
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| Dec.10 |
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Russian protests biggest in years
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| Dec.8 |
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Putin blames Clinton for election unrest |
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| Sep.24 |
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Putin set to return as president
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| Jan.24 |
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Blast rocks Moscow's main airport Domodedovo airport, the busiest in Russia's capital, has been rocked by an explosion that has killed at least 31 people
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| Dec.30 |
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Khodorkovsky jail term increased |
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| Dec.27 |
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Russian court finds Khodorkovsky guilty A judge in Moscow has found former Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner guilty of corruption charges
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| Sep.27 |
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Moscow's Mayor Luzhkov dismissed |
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| Aug.6 |
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Muscovites struggle to breathe
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| Aug.2 |
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Russian fires prompt state of emergency Authorities have imposed a state of emergency around about 500 towns and villages because of wildfires burning across the west of the country
| 700 fires are burning, covering about 450 square miles.
Most of the fires were started accidentally by people burning garbage, dropping cigarettes, or failing to extinguish campfires or barbecues properly
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Obama, Medvedev sign arms treaty |
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| Apr.2 |
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Teen ID'd as Moscow subway bomber |
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| Mar.28 |
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Dozens killed in subway blasts Explosions rocked a pair of central Moscow subway stations during morning rush hour, killing at least 37 people and wounding 10 others
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| Mar.17 |
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Russia announces major arms buildup |
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| Jan.27 |
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Russian church picks new head |
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| Jan.17 |
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'Gas to flow' after deal |
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| Dec.22 |
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Lawmakers back six-year presidency |
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| Dec.5 |
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Russia Orthodox Church's leader dies |
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| Nov.21 |
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Russia extends presidential term The parliament approved a constitutional amendment Friday to extend the presidential term from four to six years
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| Aug.26 |
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Russia recognizes Georgian rebel regions
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| Aug.12 |
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Cease-fire, not peace reached in Georgia
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| Aug.3 |
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Russian novelist Solzhenitsyn dead |
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| May.7 |
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Russia swears in new president |
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| Mar.3 |
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Vote rig claim after Medvedev landslide |
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| Mar.2 |
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Medvedev 'heading for clear win' The outcome is not expected to be a surprise: A hand-picked successor is expected to win in a landslide, after hardly even bothering to camp...
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Putin vows 'arms race' response |
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| Dec.10 |
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Putin backs Medvedev as successor
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| Dec.3 |
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Monitors denounce Russia election |
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| Dec.2 |
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Putin party leads Russia polls
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| Oct.29 |
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'Chess Killer' sentenced to life |
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| Oct.12 |
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Rice holds Russia rights meetings |
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| Oct.1 |
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Putin eyes prime minister's job |
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| Sep.12 |
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Putin names next prime minister |
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| Aug.17 |
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Russia bomber flights 'permanent' |
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| Jul.14 |
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Russia withdraws from arms treaty |
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| Jun.3 |
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Putin warns Europe in missile row
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| Apr.26 |
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Putin gives no hint on successor |
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| Apr.25 |
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Boris Yeltsin buried |
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| Apr.23 |
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Russian ex-president Yeltsin dies Boris Yeltsin was 76. In 1991 he famously triumphed against parliament hardliners in 1993. He had a history of heart trouble
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| Apr.14 |
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Kasparov held at Russian demo |
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| Dec.8 |
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Hospital fire killed 45 women |
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| Oct.7 |
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War critic writer murdered |
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| Mar.3 |
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Hamas visits Moscow Russia's foreign minister has warned that Hamas faces no future if it fails to change itself into a political party
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| Feb.23 |
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64 dead in roof collapse
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| May.31 |
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Khodorkovsky jailed for 9 years Russian tycoon has been found guilty of an array of charges including fraud and tax evasion
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| May.9 |
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Leaders mourn Soviet wartime dead U.S. President was given a seat of honor for celebrations in Red Square marking 60 years since the Allied victory
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| Dec.19 |
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Yukos unit fetches $9bn at auction |
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| Nov.17 |
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New missile systems tested |
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| Sep.29 |
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Russia 'to ratify climate treaty'
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| Sep.13 |
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Putin tightens grip on security
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| Sep.6 |
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Putin under pressure over siege |
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| Mar.14 |
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Putin claims second term
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| Feb.24 |
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Putin fires premier and Cabinet |
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| Feb.14 |
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Roof collapse kills 26 |
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| Feb.6 |
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Metro blast kills 39
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| Dec.7 |
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Pro-Putin party set for victory
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| Oct.28 |
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Anger grows over gas tactics |
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| Oct.27 |
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Gas killed all 115 hostages in raid |
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| Oct.25 |
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Russian troops storm theater 36 of the Chechen hostage-takers were killed preventing the explosion of the building. Some of the captors may have escaped
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| Oct.23 |
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Chechen gunmen seize theater |
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| May.24 |
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Putin and Bush sign nuclear arms deal
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| Aug.4 |
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Putin meets Kim Jong Il |
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| Apr.3 |
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Bosses ousted at Russia's NTV |
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| Mar.27 |
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Putin elected president Putin had gained an unassailable lead over the Communist leader, Gennady Zyuganov, winning more than half of the votes
before year 2000
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| Dec. 26, 1991 |
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Dissolution of the Soviet Union| The declaration acknowledging the independence of the erstwhile Soviet republics and creating the Commonwealth of Independent States | |
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| Mar. 11, 1985 |
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Mikhail Gorbachev becomes Premier of Soviet Union| Gorbachev was elected General Secretary by the Politburo. His policies of glasnost and perestroika contributed to the end of the Cold War | |
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| Nov. 10, 1982 |
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Death of Leonid Brezhnev Map of Mozhaysky District Moscow Oblast Russia| He died aged 76 after suffering a heart attack following years of serious ailments. His death was officially acknowledged on 11 November | |
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| Mar. 5, 1953 |
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Death of Joseph Stalin Map of Kuntsevo Dacha Kuntsevo District Moscow Russia| Stalin (18 December 1878[1] –5 March 1953, birth surname: Dzhugashvili) was the leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death | |
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| Oct. 19, 1812 |
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Napoleon begins retreat from Moscow On 24 June 1812 when Napoleon's Grande Armée crossed the Neman River in an attempt to engage and defeat the Russian army
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| Jun. 9, 1672 |
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Peter the Great born He expanded the Tsardom into a much larger empire and led a cultural revolution that replaced some of the traditionalist and medieval systems
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| Jan. 16, 1547 |
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First Russian Tsar, Ivan the Terrible, crowned Ivan IV Vasilyevich was the Grand Prince of Moscow from 1533 to 1547 and Tsar of All the Russias from 1547 until his death
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