November 14, 2008

Chekhov Complete On-line Texts

by Anton Chekhov

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Driving Down Russia's Spine

Driving Down Russia's Spine is the full account of the epic, 6,000-kilometer trans-Russia road trip dubbed The Spine of Russia. Intertwines fascinating subject profiles with digressions into historical and cultural themes relevant to understanding modern Russia.

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On This Day

Notable events on this day in Russian history

2008: Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev elected president with 70.5 percent of the vote. Vladimir Putin becomes Prime minister.

1969: Chinese troops ambushed Soviet border guards on Zhenbao Island. Soviets suffer 31 dead and 14 wounded. USSR retaliates on March 15 by bombarding Chinese troop concentrations on the Chinese bank of the Ussuri and by storming Zhenbao Island.

1931: Mikhail Gorbachev born in the town of Privolnoye.

1930: Stalin publishes "Dizzy with Success" article.

1919: Comintern First Congress convened

1917: Tsar Nicholas II abdicated

1800: Yevgeny Baratynsky, poet, born.

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