They were brothers who rejected their family's wealth to become known as the Apostles of the Slavs.
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The origin of the Rurik Dynasty and introduction of the Orthodox Church.
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The circumstances and mystery surrounding the murder of revolutionary and Soviet leader, Sergei Kirov. On January 15, 1935, Grigori Zinoviev and 18 members of the "Moscow Centre" were tried in Leningrad for their part in the Dec. 1, 1934, assassination of Sergei Kirov.
Read MoreAn article on some of the most useful links for digging up your Russian roots on the web.
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Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the beginning of Russia's transformation to democracy.
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Today's Russian military and the status of the ABM and START II treaties. Written in October, 1999.
Read MoreAn essay on what it takes to understand the conundrum that is Russia.
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