Russian crime boss Ivankov dies in hospital, 2 months after being shot several timesOctober 9th, 2009 Russian crime boss Ivankov dies in hospitalMOSCOW — Vyacheslav Ivankov, a Russian crime boss who spent nearly 10 years in a U.S. prison, died Friday in a Moscow hospital, two months after being shot several times coming out of a restaurant.
Leading mathematician, professor Israel Gelfand dies in NJ at age 96October 8th, 2009 Prominent mathematician Irving Gelfand dies in NJNEWARK, N.J. — A Russian immigrant who was considered one of the world's top mathematicians has died in New Jersey.
Soviet cosmonaut Pavel Popovich, 6th man in the world to go into orbit, dies at 78September 30th, 2009 Soviet cosmonaut Pavel Popovich dies at 78MOSCOW — Former Soviet cosmonaut Pavel Popovich, the sixth man to go into orbit, has died at age 78. Boris Yesin of the Russian astronaut training center says Popovich died Wednesday of a stroke in Gurzuf, a resort city on Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula.
East Germany's last leader accuses Gorbachev of duplicitySeptember 16th, 2009 MOSCOW - The last leader of erstwhile Communist East Germany has accused Mikhail Gorbachev, the last president of the Soviet Union, of duplicity in his negotiations in the days leading up to the collapse of the Berlin Wall. While presenting his new book "Autumn 1989" in Moscow, Egon Krenz made the comments about the former Soviet leader.
Russia makes parts of once-banned 'The Gulag Archipelago' now required reading in schoolsSeptember 9th, 2009 'Gulag Archipelago' now required reading in RussiaMOSCOW — A Russian news agency says parts of the once-banned book "The Gulag Archipelago" have been declared required reading for upper-level students in the country's schools. The sprawling book, regarded as Alexander Solzhenitsyn's masterwork, recounts the brutality and despair of the prison camp system set up under Soviet dictator Josef Stalin.
Guy von Dardel, who campaigned for his half-brother Raoul Wallenberg, dies in Geneva, age 90August 28th, 2009 Half-brother of Raoul Wallenberg dies in GenevaGENEVA — Guy von Dardel, a particle physicist who sought for years to find his half-brother Raoul Wallenberg in Soviet imprisonment, died Friday at his home in Geneva. He was 90. Von Dardel never accepted Soviet authorities' claims that Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat who is credited with saving tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews from the Nazis during World War II, died in a Soviet prison in 1947, two years after the Soviets arrested him in Budapest on spying charges.
Sergei Mikhalkov, who wrote lyrics for Soviet and Russian anthems, dies at 96August 27th, 2009 Russian anthem author Sergei Mikhalkov dies at 96MOSCOW — Sergei Mikhalkov, who wrote the lyrics for both the Soviet and Russian national anthems and fathered two famous film directors, has died at age 96. Denis Baglai, a spokesman for Mikhalkov's director son Nikita, said he died Thursday, but did not have further details.
Sergei Mikhalkov, Stalin-backed author who wrote Soviet, Russian anthems, dies at 96August 27th, 2009 Russian anthem author Mikhalkov dies at 96MOSCOW — Sergei Mikhalkov, an author favored by Stalin who wrote the lyrics for the Soviet and Russian national anthems, persecuted dissident writers as part of the Soviet propaganda machine and fathered two noted film directors, has died at age 96. Mikhalkov died in a Moscow hospital on Thursday, said Denis Baglai, a spokesman for his son, director Nikita Mikhalkov.
Sergei Mikhalkov, who wrote Soviet and Russian anthems, dies at 96August 27th, 2009 Russian anthem author dies at 96MOSCOW — Sergei Mikhalkov, who wrote the lyrics to the Soviet and Russian national anthems, persecuted dissident writers and fathered two noted film directors, has died at age 96. Mikhalkov died in Moscow on Thursday, said Denis Baglai, a spokesman for director Nikita Mikhalkov.
Russian writer Vasily Aksyonov, a Soviet-era dissident and exile, dies at age 76July 6th, 2009 Russian writer and Soviet dissident Aksyonov diesMOSCOW — Vasily Aksyonov, a prolific Russian writer and one of the last dissidents to be exiled from the Soviet Union, died Monday. He was 76. Aksyonov died at a Moscow hospital where he was being treated after suffering a stroke last year, his widow Maya told Ekho Mosvky radio.
Oleg Shenin, Soviet Communist Party official who backed hardline coup, dies at 71May 29th, 2009 Official who backed abortive Soviet coup diesMOSCOW — Soviet Communist Party official Oleg Shenin, who played an active part in an abortive attempt to overthrow Mikhail Gorbachev in 1991, has died in Moscow, the Russian Communist Party said Friday. He was 71. The Communist Party's statement said Shenin died Thursday, but did not give a cause of death.
Valentin Varennikov, Soviet Afghan war general and hardline coup supporter, dies, vets sayMay 6th, 2009 Russian Gen. Valentin Varennikov dies at 85MOSCOW — Retired Gen.
Russia to deploy 3,800 troops in AbkhaziaMarch 7th, 2009 MOSCOW - Russia will have 3,800 troops deployed in Abkhazia for the next 49 years, Sergei Bagapsh, the president of the breakaway republic of Georgia, said Friday. Russia recognised Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent states Aug 26, 2008, two weeks after the end of a five-day war with Georgia.
Russia marks 20 years of Soviet pullout from AfghanistanFebruary 14th, 2009 MOSCOW - Russia is celebrating Sunday the 20th anniversary of the Soviet troops' withdrawal from Afghanistan. On Feb 15, 1989, the last Soviet troops left Afghanistan, nine years after they swept into the country.
Russian conductor Dudarova diesJanuary 16th, 2009 LONDON - Celebrated Russian conductor Veronika Dudarova has died, aged 92. Dudarova led Moscow orchestras for 60 years after becoming a conductor at the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra in 1947, reports contactmusic.com.
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