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2 days ago · Sergei Pugachev alleged Chelsea was bought on Putin's orders, an allegation Abramovich has denied. Bates mentioned that Abramovich was in talks to buy Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur before he bought Chelsea in a deal sealed in a day.
4 days ago · Ablyazov's lawyers say seven investigators and other officials involved in the Russian case had also had a hand in the Sergei Magnitsky affair, in which the young auditor and lawyer died in prison after exposing corruption, prompting US sanctions against those deemed responsible.
3 days ago · In March 1999, General Gennady Shpigun, the Kremlin 's envoy to Chechnya, was kidnapped at the airport in Grozny and ultimately found dead in 2000 during the war. On 7 March 1999, in response to the abduction of General Shpigun, Interior Minister Sergei Stepashin called for an invasion of Chechnya.
Directed by Sergei Gerasimov. Sputnik. During the 1917 Revolution and the ensuing Civil War, the Cossacks were divided - some supported the “Red” Bolsheviks, while others took the side of the...
4 days ago · This trend has been accelerated by the Kremlin’s decision to scrap governor term limits in 2021, including for Russia’s two largest cities, Moscow and St. Petersburg. Sergei Sobyanin has now been mayor of the Russian capital for almost fourteen years, managing to preserve its status as a state within a state.
2 days ago · What is the Shanghai Cooperation Organization? The Shanghai Cooperation Organization was established in 2001 by China and Russia to discuss security concerns in Central Asia and the wider region, Other members are Iran, India, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
5 days ago · The Great features a talented ensemble cast, including Elle Fanning, Nicholas Hoult, Phoebe Fox, Sacha Dhawan, Gwilym Lee, Adam Godley, Douglas Hodge, and Belinda Bromilow. The most popular cast member today is Elle Fanning (Catherine II of Russia).
