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Russian Actress - Natalia Sokolova

Beautiful Russian Actress Natalia Sokolova. She is Part of the Baywatch Babes and a Play boy Playmate, she has successfully taken on the role of a blonde beauty. Keep up the good work. Put it this way, she needs a fireman as an escort in order to simmer her...

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Novodevichy Convent

Novodivechy Convent is a fortified cluster of churches and convent buildings outside the inner ring of Moscow's architectural center, near the former Olympic site. We were so fortunate to be there on a...

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Napoleons March on Moscow

In 1812 Napoleon marched into Russia. He left France with about 420,000 troops in June of 1812. He returned to France in December of 1812 with about 30,000 troops. The staggering losses of this campaign are...

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Should Western Countries Boycott the Beijing Olympics?

In 1979 the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. There was a diplomatic cry among western nations, which the Soviet Union ignored. The cold war was on in earnest and neither side was willing to give way. Even worse for countries such as the United States and their allies the Olympic Games were due to be held in Moscow in 1980. If there wasn't a resolution of the crisis by then action would have to be taken.

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Getting Around Moscow

Anyone who has lived in a big messy city like New York, and relied on public transportation like the subway, knows its magic. You descend into an inauspicious concrete zone, and zoom! You have traveled from...

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1-2 weeks in Russia? Things to bring from home

If you’re spending a week or two in Russia, you’ll find it much like traveling in most developed countries. In the large cities, nearly everything you need is available, but there are a few...

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Russia's Double-Headed Eagle

Visiting Moscow today the tourist is amazed at the helter-skelter rush of the old city into the future. Fashion, electronics, international brands--Moscow is unrecognizable to a visitor of 15 years ago. But...

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A Long October Night

The Cuban Missile CrisisMany of the facts of the following are from the book October Fury published 2002 by CAPTAIN PETER A. HUCHTHAUSEN, U.S. Navy (Retired), who served as Electronics Materials Officer...

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History of Opera

What is Opera, and why does it exist? The origins of Opera are not as musical as one might come to expect. Opera is derived from the Latin word "Opus" implying work or labor which is what actually takes...

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Russian Historic Places: Moscow and its Region

It is the ancient earth, the person has come here for a long time - in a paleolith, and in Moscow suburbs parking of people of the most different epoch are found out. To this day in area find out subjects of...

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