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A Homespun Life: Textiles of Old Russia (Minneapolis, MN), From March 15, 2010 to December 31, 2010.
The George Riabov Collection of Russian Art (New Brunswick, NJ), From March 21, 2010 to March 21, 2011.
The Norton & Nancy Dodge Collection of Nonconformist Art from the Soviet Union (1956-1986) (New Brunswick, NJ), From March 21, 2010 to March 21, 2011.
Portsmouth Peace Treaty Exhibit (Portsmouth, NH), From May 22, 2010 to October 31, 2010.
Portsmouth Peace Treaty Day (Portsmouth, NH), From September 05, 2010 to September 05, 2010.
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Notable events on this day in Russian history
1689: Sofia Miloslavskaya, Peter the Great's half-sister, confined to Novodevichy convent
1914: In World War I, the Russians were heavily out-maneuvered by the Germans under Hindenburg and Ludendorff at the battle of Tannenberg (actually located at Allenstein, but the battle was renamed by Germans to be a symbolic counterweight to their medieval loss at Tannenberg). Over 30,000 Russians were killed.
1926: Yevgeny Leonov, actor, born
1933: Soviet Union signed a five-year nonagression pact with fascist Italy
1935: Valentin Gaft, actor, born
1962: Soviet Union agreed to send arms to Cuba to help it meet "threats from aggressive imperialist elements."
1991: US recognizes independence of Baltic states.
1992: The United States and Russia agreed to a joint venture to build a space station.
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