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Russian Life is the singular magazine on Russia. With a publication history dating back to 1956... with tens of thousands of readers across the U.S. and around the world... with balanced journalism that offers a breadth and depth of coverage you'd be hard-pressed to find in any medium... with amazing photography that transports you halfway around the world... Russian Life is a colorful, insightful look at life as it is lived in Russia today.
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on this day
Notable events on this day in Russian history
1556: Troops sent on ships by Ivan IV take Astrakhan.
1860: Vladivostok founded.
1872: Alexander Gilferding, philologist, died (born 1831)
1939: Future cosmonaut Valery Vasilyevich Illarianov born in Moscow, Russia.
1950: Arkady Ivanovich Melua, cosmonaut, born
1977: Author Vladimir Nabokov died in Montreaux, Switzerland
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