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January 27, 2000
Sts. Cyril and Methodius
Sts. Cyril and Methodius

They were brothers who rejected their family's wealth to become known as the Apostles of the Slavs.

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Tags: religion, cyril, methodius, orthodoxy
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January 24, 2000
Kievan Rus' and the Church
Kievan Rus' and the Church

The origin of the Rurik Dynasty and introduction of the Orthodox Church.

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Tags: russia, rus', orthodox church
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January 24, 2000
Who Killed Kirov?
Who Killed Kirov?

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.

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Tags: kirov, stalin, purges
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January 1, 2000
Digging up your Russian Roots

An article on some of the most useful links for digging up your Russian roots on the web.

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Tags: genealogy, roots
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December 18, 1999
The Walls Came Tumbling Down!
The Walls Came Tumbling Down!

Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the beginning of Russia's transformation to democracy.

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Tags: berlin wall, iron curtain, communism
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August 25, 1999
Russia's Military Today
Russia's Military Today

Today's Russian military and the status of the ABM and START II treaties.  Written in October, 1999.

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Tags: abm, start, treaties, nonproliferation
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January 1, 1999
The Russian Conundrum

An essay on what it takes to understand the conundrum that is Russia.

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Tags: russia, history, culture, literature
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