The Russian leader Alexander Nevsky (1219-1263) was prince of Novgorod and then grand prince of Vladimir. An outstanding military leader and statesman, he earned his surname from a victory over the Sw...
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Bulgarians across the country on Friday staged shows of solidarity with five compatriots sentenced to death in Libya, to mark the eighth anniversary of their arrest.Students marched to the Libyan e...
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Thousands of people attended a public prayer service led by Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria, who called for a "just verdict" in the case of six medics sentenced to death in Libya.The outdoor service, w...
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Glorious on one block, dismal on the next _ St. Petersburg is a chalice holding the extremes of Russia's history.
For an outsider trying to grasp Russia's sweep and complexi...
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