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Gennady Burbulis, top Yeltsin aide and official, dies at 76
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGennady Burbulis, a top aide to Russian President Boris Yeltsin who helped prepare and sign the 1991...
Photos: Mikhail Gorbachev dies; Soviet Union's last leader helped end Cold War
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSoviet President Mikhail Gorbachev speaks to a Soviet TV newsman at Vnukovo airport outside Moscow,...
Key events in Vladimir Putin's more than two decades in power in Russia
Associated Press via AOL· 5 months agoIn a surprise address to the nation, President Boris Yeltsin announces his resignation and makes...
On This Day, April 23: Rhythm Club fire kills 209 Black patrons
United Press International via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoA plaque bears the names of those who died in the Rhythm Club fire on April 23, 1940, in Natchez,...
Putin denies Gorbachev a state funeral and will stay away
Reuters via AOL· 2 years agoMOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin is to miss the funeral of the last Soviet leader,...
How Sergei Shoigu, Putin’s embattled one-time bestie, rose to the top of Russia’s military and...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 11 months agoRussian President Vladimir Putin (L) shows mushrooms to Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu during his...
Diane Francis: Meeting with Russia's troika of recent leaders — a dreamer, a drunk, and a spy
Financial Post via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoMikhail Gorbachev’s death marked the passing of a significant figure in the 20th century who lifted...
On This Day, Nov. 6: Americans elect Obama to 2nd term
United Press International via Yahoo News· 6 months agoPresident Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden enjoy the aftermath following Obama's victory...
Mikhail Gorbachev, First and Only President of the Soviet Union, Dies at 91
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMiklhail Gorbachev in Moscow, on 15 Feb. 2013. Credit - Hans-Juergen Burkard—laif/Redux Mikhail...
What Happened to the House Where the Romanovs Were Killed?
Town & Country via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Crown: Where Were the Romanovs Killed? FINE ART IMAGES/HERITAGE IMAGES/GETTY IMAGES More than a...