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2 days ago · Alexander II (Russian: Алекса́ндр II Никола́евич, romanized: Aleksándr II Nikoláyevich, IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr ftɐˈroj nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪtɕ]; 29 April 1818 – 13 March 1881) [a] was Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland and Grand Duke of Finland from 2 March 1855 until his assassination in 1881. [1]
1 day ago · Nicholas II (Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov; [d] 18 May [ O.S. 6 May] 1868 – 17 July 1918) or Nikolai II was the last reigning Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland from 1 November 1894 until his abdication on 15 March 1917. During his reign, Nicholas gave support to the economic and political reforms promoted ...
20 hours ago · A woman takes photos in the lavender field in Dobro Park, Motyzhyn, Kyiv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Despite hardships brought by war flowers fill Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities.
20 hours ago · Some examples include Marshal of the Soviet Union Alexander Yegorov, arrested in April 1938 and shot (or died from torture) in February 1939 (his wife, G. A. Yegorova, was shot in August 1938); Army Commander Ivan Fedko, arrested July 1938 and shot February 1939; Flagman Konstantin Dushenov, arrested May 1938 and shot February 1940; Komkor G. I. Bondar, arrested August 1938 and shot March 1939.
3 days ago · By Mark Trevelyan. LONDON (Reuters) – An exiled Russian journalist accused the authorities on Wednesday of breaking new legal ground to intimidate their critics after a court labelled him and his wife an “extremist group”. The ruling against Alexander Nevzorov and his wife Lidia by a court in St Petersburg imposed a ban on their alleged ...
4 days ago · Peter Fouche, a 49-year-old British medic, died after he was badly injured in combat against Russian forces. Fouche, who worked as a sniper in the South African police force, volunteered as a soldier following Russia's invasion. He co-founded Project Konstantin, a charity organisation that saved around 200 lives on the front lines and delivered ...
4 days ago · British charity founder dies in Ukraine after getting ‘badly injured in combat against Russian forces’ Fouche had previously helped to build field hospital in Kyiv before he founded Project ...
