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.
Russian intelligence service: Yelizaveta Mukasei, half of Soviet spy couple, dies at 97September 21st, 2009 Soviet spy Yelizaveta Mukasei dead at 97MOSCOW — Lt. Col. Yelizaveta Mukasei, a Soviet spy who worked undercover in the West with her husband, has died at the age of 97.
Correction: Mikhalkov ObituaryAugust 28th, 2009 Correction: Mikhalkov ObituaryMOSCOW — In an Aug. 27 obituary for Russian author Sergei Mikhalkov, The Associated Press misstated one of his positions.
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.
George Harrison's unseen lyrics go on displayMay 10th, 2009 LONDON - Previously unseen lyrics penned by late George Harrison have been put on display at the Beatle's London recording studios. An official Beatles biographer, Hunter Davies, would collect scraps of paper the band threw on the floor of the Abbey Road studios during recording sessions in the 1960s.
Russia 'worried' by EU's Eastern plans: LavrovApril 28th, 2009 LUXEMBOURG - Russia would like to believe European Union assurances that the bloc is not trying to create a sphere of influence in the former USSR, but the EU has not yet been convincing enough, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday. 'We would like very much to believe' that the EU's planned Eastern Partnership with six former-Soviet states is not aimed at encircling Russia, Lavrov said after talks with EU diplomats in Luxembourg.
Russia has no plans to send troops to Afghanistan: LavrovMarch 17th, 2009 KABUL - Moscow has no intention of sending a military contingent to Afghanistan, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday. 'The international community is not asking the Russian Federation to send its military contingent to Afghanistan, nor is any such action being planned,' Lavrov said here during a one-day visit to Afghanistan.
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.
Kylie's song in 'Blue' not completely ready, says directorMarch 1st, 2009 MUMBAI - Kylie Minogue is ready to rock for Anthony D'Souza's 'Blue'. But her song is not ready! At least not as ready the director wants it to be.
70 percent of Russia's MiG-29 fighters unable to flyFebruary 5th, 2009 MOSCOW - At least 200 MiG-29 Fulcrum fighters or 70 percent of the total in service with the Russian Air Force, are too old to fly, a Russian business daily said Friday citing military experts. The Kommersant daily said in an article Friday that experts believe the aircraft, which was developed in the 1970s and supplied to the Air Force between 1983 and 1993, has become obsolete and needs to be removed from active service.
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