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5 days ago · Stalin’s Agent is a biography of one of Stalin’s illegals who was known by the alias of Alexander Orlov (1895–1973). Orlov entered the history of Soviet espionage primarily due to three reasons: First, he was credited with presiding over the shipment of 500 tons of Spainish gold reserve to Moscow in 1936, thus effectively stripping the country of her assets in exchange for limited ...
2 days ago · Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin [g] [h] [i] (born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili; [d] 18 December [ O.S. 6 December] 1878 – 5 March 1953) was a Soviet revolutionary and politician who was the longest-serving leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. He held power as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet ...
6 days ago · t. e. On 10 November 1982, Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev, the third General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) and the fifth leader of the Soviet Union, died at the age of 75 after suffering heart failure following years of serious ailments. His death was officially acknowledged on 11 November simultaneously by Soviet radio ...
- November 10–15, 1982
- Yuri Andropov
2 days ago · t. e. Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev [f] [g] (2 March 1931 – 30 August 2022) was a Soviet and Russian politician who served as the last leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to the country's dissolution in 1991. He served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 and additionally as head of state beginning in ...
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- Vladimir Ivashko (acting)
- Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow
4 days ago · The Archives & Library holds probate court death records for some Ohio counties, but not all. We hold Ohio Department of Health death certificates from December 20, 1908 through 1970. We also hold Ohio Stillborn Death Certificates from December 20, 1908 through 1935 and 1942 through 1953, as well as Columbus Death Certificates from 1904 through ...
4 days ago · Reasons to Watch if you Love Boris Karloff: Reuniting horror heavyweights Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi, The Raven delivers a suspenseful tale inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem – pitting these icons against each other in a battle of wits and wills. As Dr. Richard Vollin, Karloff exudes menace and cunning, crafting an unforgettable ...
4 days ago · Yuri Mikhailovich Churbanov (Russian: Юрий Михайлович Чурбанов; 11 November 1936 - 7 October 2013) was the son-in-law of Soviet politician and longtime General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev. Life and career. Churbanov was born on 11 November 1936. As a young boy he was an active member of the Komsomol.
