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| Mar.26 |
Washington |
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Trump expelling 60 Russian diplomats in wake of UK nerve agent attack |
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Siberia |
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Russia Kemerovo fire: Shopping centre exits 'were blocked' |
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| Mar.18 |
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International monitors slam Russian election as 'overly controlled' |
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| Mar.15 |
Washington |
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In joint statement, world leaders agree Russia behind nerve agent attack |
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| Mar.7 |
 England |
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Russian spy: Police seek to identify nerve agent source 
Map of Salisbury Wiltshire United Kingdom| Counter-terrorism officers are working to uncover the origin of the nerve agent used in the attempted murder of Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia | |
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| Feb.11 |
Moscow |
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Russia jet carrying 71 people crashes after Moscow take-off
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| Jan.28 |
Moscow |
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Navalny detained on day of protests |
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| Dec.11 |
Northern Syria |
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Putin orders withdrawal of Russian troops in visit to Syrian base |
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| Jul.30 |
Moscow |
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Putin orders 755 US diplomatic staff to leave |
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| Jul.10 |
Washington |
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Email 'linked Kremlin to Trump son meeting' |
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| Apr.3 |
St. Petersburg |
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St. Petersburg subway blast: Attacker planted two bombs 
Map of Sennaya Ploshchad St. Petersburg Russia The man suspected of killing 11 people in a St Petersburg train is in his early 20s and from Central Asia
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| Dec.29 |
Washington |
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Obama expels 35 Russian diplomats in retaliation for hacking |
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| Dec.24 |
 Sochi |
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Russian military plane 'crashes in Black Sea near Sochi' Map of Sochi| The plane disappeared from radar 20 minutes after taking off from Adler. Tu-154 was carrying service personnel, members of the choir and reporters. The plane was reportedly flyi... | |
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| Dec.19 |
Turkey |
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Russian ambassador to Turkey shot dead in Ankara |
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| Jul.21 |
 Switzerland |
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Russia fails to overturn athlete ban for next month's Games Map of Avenue de Beaumont 2 1012 Lausanne Switzerland| Russian track and field athletes will remain banned from the Olympics following claims the country ran a state-sponsored doping program | |
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| Mar.18 |
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All 61 aboard Dubai airliner killed in crash in south Russia |
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| Nov.24 |
 Northern Syria |
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Russia warplane shot down in Syria Map of Latakia Syria| Russian President Vladimir Putin has bitterly condemned the downing of a Russian jet on the Turkey-Syria border. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has... | |
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| Nov.9 |
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Athletics doping: Wada commission wants Russia ban
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| Oct.31 |
Sinai |
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No survivors on Russian airliner KGL9268 |
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| Sep.30 |
Northern Syria |
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Russia launches first airstrikes in Syria |
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| May.9 |
Moscow |
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Russia stages massive WWII parade |
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| Feb.27 |
Moscow |
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Russia opposition politician Boris Nemtsov shot dead
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| Feb.18 |
Donbass |
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Ukraine troops pull back from a key town as truce falters |
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| Feb.12 |
Belarus |
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Ukraine ceasefire deal reached |
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| Jan.24 |
Donbass |
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Rockets kill 21 in Ukraine city as rebel offensive begins |
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| Nov.2 |
Donbass |
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Ukrainian breakaway regions hold elections |
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| Sep.5 |
Belarus |
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Ukraine and pro-Russia rebels sign ceasefire deal |
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| Sep.1 |
NATO |
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NATO to create 'high-readiness force,' secretary-general says |
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| Aug.28 |
 Donbass |
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1,000 Russian troops have entered Ukraine Map of Novoazovsk Donetsk Ukraine A top Ukrainian army officer said a 'full-scale invasion' of his country was under way, as a U.S. say up to 1,000 Russian troops had crossed the border
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| Aug.24 |
Donbass |
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Donetsk rebels parade captured soldiers |
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| Aug.22 |
Donbass |
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Russian convoy rolls into Ukraine |
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| Aug.11 |
Moscow |
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Putin taunts West with humanitarian convoy in eastern Ukraine |
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| Jul.5 |
Donbass |
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Donetsk rebels in mass withdrawal |
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| May.27 |
Donbass |
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Dozens die as Donetsk airport 'retaken' |
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| May.11 |
Donbass |
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Ukraine rebels claim poll victory |
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Eastern Ukraine |
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Ukraine rebels hold self-rule vote |
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| May.2 |
Ukraine |
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Police: 38 dead in protest-linked Odessa fire |
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Donbass |
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'Many dead' in Ukraine offensive |
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| Apr.26 |
Donbass |
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Ukraine crisis: Observers held captive |
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| Apr.15 |
Donbass |
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Ukraine begins 'anti-terror' action |
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| Apr.6 |
Donbass |
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Pro-Russians storm government office in Donetsk Map of Donetsk Ukraine Pro-Russian protesters have stormed the regional administration building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk
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| Mar.27 |
UN Gen. Assembly |
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U.N. General Assembly: Crimean referendum invalid |
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| Mar.22 |
Crimea |
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Forces storm Ukrainian military bases |
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| Mar.16 |
Crimea |
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Crimea referendum: Voters 'back Russia union' Map of Crimea Some 95.5% of voters in Crimea have supported joining Russia, officials say. after half the votes have been counted in a disputed referendum
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| Feb.27 |
Crimea |
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Russian troops seize govt buildings in Crimea |
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| Feb.7 |
Sochi |
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Sochi 2014: Winter Olympics opens with glittering ceremony
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| Dec.29 |
Volga Region |
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2nd deadly explosion hits Volgograd |
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| Dec.20 |
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Khodorkovsky leaves Russian prison after Putin signs pardon |
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| Nov.17 |
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'Dozens dead' in Russian plane crash |
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| Jul.17 |
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Protest leader Alexei Navalny convicted |
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| Apr.25 |
Moscow |
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Dozens die in Russia hospital fire |
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| Feb.15 |
Ural |
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Meteor injures hundreds in Russia
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| Aug.17 |
Moscow |
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Pussy Riot found guilty of hooliganism |
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| Mar.4 |
Moscow |
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Putin declares win in elections
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| Dec.10 |
Moscow |
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Russian protests biggest in years |
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| Sep.7 |
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Airliner with ice hockey team in fatal crash |
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| Jul.10 |
Volga Region |
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Cruise ship sinks with 182 aboard |
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| Jan.24 |
Moscow |
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Blast rocks Moscow's main airport |
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| Dec.27 |
Moscow |
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Russian court finds Khodorkovsky guilty |
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| Aug.2 |
Moscow |
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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
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| Apr.10 |
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Polish president died in plane crash Map of Smolensk Russia Tupolev 154, carrying Lech Kaczynski, has crashed near a Russian airport. 87 people were killed; there were no survivors
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| Mar.28 |
Moscow |
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Dozens killed in subway blasts
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| Dec.4 |
Ural |
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152 killed in nightclub blast and fire |
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| Jan.6 |
European Union |
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European gas supplies disrupted |
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| Nov.21 |
Moscow |
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Russia extends presidential term |
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| Aug.8 |
 South Ossetia |
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Georgia under attack by Russian tanks Map of Tskhinvali Georgia Georgia's president said that his country is under attack by Russian tanks and warplanes, and he accused Russia of targeting civilians
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| Mar.2 |
Moscow |
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Medvedev 'heading for clear win' |
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| Apr.26 |
Estonia |
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Estonia removes Soviet memorial |
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| Apr.23 |
Moscow |
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Russian ex-president Yeltsin dies |
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| Nov.23 |
London |
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Poisoned former KGB spy dies |
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| Mar.3 |
Moscow |
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Hamas visits Moscow |
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| Jan.1 |
Ukraine |
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Russia cuts gas supplies |
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| Aug.6 |
Russian Far East |
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Trapped sub surfaces, crew safe |
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| May.31 |
Moscow |
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Khodorkovsky jailed for 9 years |
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| May.9 |
Moscow |
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Leaders mourn Soviet wartime dead |
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| Sep.3 |
North Caucasus |
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350 dead after troops storm school |
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| Aug.24 |
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Two passenger jets crash |
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| Mar.14 |
Moscow |
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Putin claims second term |
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| Oct.25 |
Moscow |
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Russian troops storm theater |
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| Aug.19 |
Chechnya |
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Crash: 115 servicemen dead |
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| Mar.27 |
Moscow |
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Putin elected president |
before year 2000
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| Dec. 11, 1994 |
Chechnya |
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First Chechen War A conflict between the Russian Federation and the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
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| Dec. 26, 1991 |
Moscow |
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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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| Feb. 15, 1989 |
 Afghanistan |
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End of Soviet–Afghan War Part of the Cold War, it was fought between Soviet-led Afghan forces against multi-national insurgent groups called the Mujahideen
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| Mar. 11, 1985 |
Moscow |
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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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| Sep. 1, 1983 |
Russian Far East |
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Korean Air Lines Flight 007 shot down The airliner serving the flight was shot down by a Soviet Su-15 interceptor near Moneron Island, west of Sakhalin Island, in the Sea of Japa...
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| Nov. 10, 1982 |
Moscow |
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Death of Leonid Brezhnev 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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| Aug. 21, 1968 |
 Czech Republic |
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Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia The Soviet Union and its main allies invaded Czechoslovakia in order to halt Alexander Dubcek's Prague Spring political liberalisation refor...
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| Apr. 12, 1961 |
 Kazakhstan |
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Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin is first man in space A Russian Soviet pilot and cosmonaut; the first human to journey into outer space, when his Vostok spacecraft completed an orbit of the Eart...
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| Oct. 4, 1957 |
Kazakhstan |
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Sputnik I launched The Soviet Union launched the first artificial Earth satellite into an elliptical low Earth orbit. It was a 58 cm (23 in) diameter polished metal sphere
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| Mar. 5, 1953 |
Moscow |
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Death of Joseph Stalin 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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| Jun. 24, 1948 |
 Berlin |
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Russian blockade of Berlin began The Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control
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| Sep. 2, 1945 |
 Tokyo |
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Japan surrender signed The surrender of the Empire of Japan was announced by Imperial Japan, bringing the hostilities of World War II to a close
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| Aug. 2, 1945 |
Eastern Germany |
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Potsdam Conference ended
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| May. 9, 1945 |
Berlin |
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World War II ends in Europe
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| Jan. 27, 1945 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz concentration camp liberated
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| Jan. 31, 1943 |
Volga Region |
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Germans surrendered at Stalingrad
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| Jun. 22, 1941 |
Belarus |
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Germany invades Russia
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| Aug. 21, 1940 |
Mexico |
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Trotsky assassinated in Mexico |
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| Jul. 12, 1918 |
Ural |
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Tsar Nicholas murdered by Bolsheviks
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| Mar. 15, 1917 |
St. Petersburg |
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February Revolution in Russia
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| Nov. 6, 1917 |
St. Petersburg |
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Bolshevik Revolution
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| Dec. 15, 1916 |
St. Petersburg |
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Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin murdered
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| Oct. 26, 1905 |
Ukraine |
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Mutiny on the Battleship Potemkin |
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| Jan. 22, 1905 |
St. Petersburg |
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Bloody Sunday in St. Petersburg
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| Feb. 7, 1904 |
Tokyo |
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Russo-Japanese War declared
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| Jun. 17, 1882 |
St. Petersburg |
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Igor Stravinsky born |
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| Apr. 9, 1870 |
Volga Region |
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Vladimir Ilyich Lenin born
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| Mar. 30, 1867 |
Alaska |
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U.S. purchases Alaska from Russia |
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| Jan. 13, 1864 |
St. Petersburg |
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Zemstvos, or provincial assemblies, formed in Russea
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| Mar. 3, 1861 |
St. Petersburg |
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Emancipation Edict liberates Russian serfs
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| Sep. 11, 1855 |
Crimea |
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Sebastopol surrendered
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| May. 7, 1840 |
Ural |
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky born
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| Dec. 26, 1825 |
St. Petersburg |
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Decembrist uprising in Russia
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| Sep. 26, 1815 |
Paris |
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Holy Alliance between Russia, Austria, and Prussia
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| Oct. 19, 1812 |
Moscow |
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Napoleon begins retreat from Moscow |
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| Jan. 9, 1792 |
Romania |
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Treaty of Jassy |
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| Oct. 22, 1721 |
St. Petersburg |
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Peter I proclaimed Emperor of all the Russias
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| Jun. 9, 1672 |
Moscow |
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Peter the Great born
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| Jan. 16, 1547 |
Moscow |
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First Russian Tsar, Ivan the Terrible, crowned |
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