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Photographer to the Tsar: Revealing the Silk Road (Minneapolis, MN), From September 28, 2009 to February 28, 2010.
Matryoshka: The Russian Nesting Doll (Minneapolis, MN), From November 21, 2009 to March 29, 2010.
Exhibit and Opening of Traditional Russian Felt Boots (Washington, CT), From January 21, 2010 to March 06, 2010.
Views and Re-Views: Soviet Political Posters and Cartoons (Burlington, VT), From January 29, 2010 to May 23, 2010.
Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra (Fairfax, VA), From February 13, 2010 to February 13, 2010.
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Notable events on this day in Russian history
1874: Vsevelod Meyerhold, director, born (murdered 1940)
1904: The Russian fleet almost totally destroyed by Japan's surprise attack on the fleet at Port Arthur, Manchuria (present day Lüshunkou, China).
1923: Dobrolet, the Soviet airline, was formed. It was renamed Aeroflot in 1932.
1934: Yuri Koval, writer, born (died 1995)
1984: General Secretary Yuri Andropov died
1991: In national referendum, more than 90% of Lithuanians vote in favor of independence.
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