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Dasha Demourova

Ilya Mechnikov: Scientist from Birth
Russian Life: May/Jun 2005
He discovered the link between white blood cells and the body's natural protection against pathogens, and it won him the Nobel.
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Slava Polunin: The World's Greatest Clown
Russian Life: May/Jun 2005
A biography of the amazing performer, whose clowning and shows are like no other.
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Ivan Kulibin
Russian Life: Mar/Apr 2005
Biography of the amazing 18th century inventor Ivan Kulibin.
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Sergei Yursky
Russian Life: Mar/Apr 2005
A profile of the actor, writer and poet who stood up to the Soviet regime and outlived it in both his art and his life.
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Father Alexander Men
Russian Life: Jan/Feb 2005
A profile of Father Alexander Men, the controversial and path-breaking Orthodox priest, born 70 years ago and murdered in 1990.
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Galina Ulanova
Russian Life: Jan/Feb 2005
A profile of the great dancer and her times.
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Andrei Sakharov
Russian Life: Nov/Dec 2004
Andrei Sakharov was a paragon of dissent in the last years of the Soviet Union. On the 15th anniversary of his birth, we look back at his life and work.
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For Whom the Bells
Russian Life: Nov/Dec 2004
75 years ago, the Soviets silenced church bells in Russia. We look at the long history of these musical (and social) instruments.
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Andrei Platonov
Russian Life: Sep/Oct 2004
The writer Andrei Platonov was a trend unto himself. One of the greatest Russian writers of the 20th century, he did not live to see most of his work published.
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Good Night! Sleep Well!
Russian Life: Sep/Oct 2004
A profile of the beloved children's TV program, Spokoynoy Nochi, which turns 40 this month.
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