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1828: Japanese Castaway who Arrived in Europe at the Time of the French Revolution

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1828: Japanese Castaway who Arrived in Europe at the Time of the French Revolution

This day in 1828 marked the death of the interesting Japanese man named Daikokuya Kōdayū, who experienced ...

This day in 1828 marked the death of the interesting Japanese man named Daikokuya Kōdayū, who experienced an incredible adventure in the Russian Empire around the time of the French Revolution. By pr ...

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1987: Young German Pilot Lands on Red Square in Moscow

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1987: Young German Pilot Lands on Red Square in Moscow

On this day in 1987, a legendary incident occurred during the Cold War. The young German pilot, 18-year-o ...

On this day in 1987, a legendary incident occurred during the Cold War. The young German pilot, 18-year-old Mathias Rust, landed a Cessna 172 right near the Red Square in Moscow, the center of the Sov ...

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1896: The Last Imperial Coronation in Russia

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1896: The Last Imperial Coronation in Russia

This day marked the last imperial coronation in Russian history. Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia, ...

This day marked the last imperial coronation in Russian history. Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia, was crowned on this day in 1896. He and his family were killed by the Bolsheviks after the Oct ...

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2000: Vladimir Putin Becomes President

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2000: Vladimir Putin Becomes President

On this day in 2000, Vladimir Putin became the President of the Russian Federation for the first time. Th ...

On this day in 2000, Vladimir Putin became the President of the Russian Federation for the first time. The ceremony was held in Moscow`s Kremlin, the former Russian Tsars' residence. Putin took his oa ...

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1843: How did Hemophilia Come into the Russian Royal Family?

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1843: How did Hemophilia Come into the Russian Royal Family?

Princess Alice of Great Britain was born on this day. It is she who passed on hemophilia to the Russian i ...

Princess Alice of Great Britain was born on this day. It is she who passed on hemophilia to the Russian imperial family. Namely, Alice was the daughter of the famous Queen Victoria, and she passed on ...

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1791: James Buchanan: The President of the United States who was an Ambassador to the Russian Empire

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1791: James Buchanan: The President of the United States who was an Ambassador to the Russian Empire

James Buchanan, the 15th President of the United States, was born on this day in 1791. It is very interes ...

James Buchanan, the 15th President of the United States, was born on this day in 1791. It is very interesting that had been the United States Ambassador to the Russian Empire a quarter of a century be ...

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1870: Birth of Vladimir Lenin in the City on the Longest River in Europe

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1870: Birth of Vladimir Lenin in the City on the Longest River in Europe

Vladimir Ulyanov, the Russian revolutionary who later changed his name to Lenin, was born on this day in ...

Vladimir Ulyanov, the Russian revolutionary who later changed his name to Lenin, was born on this day in 1870. He was born in the city of Simbirsk on the Volga River (today Ulyanovsk – the city was la ...

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1765: The Russian Scientist Lomonosov – a Peer of Ruđer Bošković from Dubrovnik

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1765: The Russian Scientist Lomonosov – a Peer of Ruđer Bošković from Dubrovnik

The famous Russian scientist Mikhail Lomonosov died in St. Petersburg on this day in 1765. He was very im ...

The famous Russian scientist Mikhail Lomonosov died in St. Petersburg on this day in 1765. He was very important for the development of science in Russia. Lomonosov Moscow State University has been na ...

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