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His words helped destroy evil

kyivpost.com     Aug 13, 2008          

One should never speak ill of the dead, but this courtesy does not apply to those who were truly prominent in life. Similar things are happening on Ukrainian forums, except the motivation behind the Ukrainian comments is...                    

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Literary titan Alexander Solzhenitsyn dead at 89

rian.ru     Aug 7, 2008   25 related          

Alexander Solzhenitsyn, an icon of the great Russian writer in the mold of Leo Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoyevsky, died of heart failure this week in his Moscow home. He was 89 years old. As hundreds gathered in the rain on Tuesday...                    

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Alexander Solzhenitsyn: A difficult hero

newstatesman.co.uk     Aug 7, 2008          

The life of Alexander Solzhenitsyn, who died on 3 August aged 89, was one of contradictions. Once a fervent revolutionary, he has been buried at the Donskoy Orthodox monastery; embraced as an anti-Soviet icon by the west, he...                    

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Funeral rites under way for dissident writer Solzhenitsyn

msn.com     Aug 6, 2008   10 related          

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev attended the service ahead of Solzhenitsyn's burial. Moscow: The funeral was held for dissident Soviet writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn on Wednesday ahead of his burial at Moscow's 16th century...                    

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Behind the Big Credit Card Scam

wordpress.com     Aug 6, 2008   1 related          

His Miami condo, his 2006 BMW, his Glock 27 firearm... | Beyond the Beyond from Wired.com At least hackers are still pitifully eager to rat out their friends to the Secret Service -- the oldest tradition in the trade -- but gee...                    

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Dissident writer Solzhenitsyn laid to rest - Summary

earthtimes.org     Aug 6, 2008   330 related          

Moscow - Dissident Soviet writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn was laid to rest with a three-gun salute on Wednesday in an elaborate religious service attended by President Dmitry Medvedev at Moscow's 16th-century Donskoy Monastery....                    

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Famed author buried in Moscow

newswatch50.com     Aug 6, 2008   8 related          

The body of Russian dissident writer and Nobel laureate Alexander Solzhenitsyn lies in the Donskoy Monastery on August 05, 2008 in Moscow, Russia. Russia is mourning Solzhenitsyn, whose critical literature drew on his eight...                    

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Moscow mourners pay respects to Solzhenitsyn

montereyherald.com     Aug 6, 2008   3 related          

MOSCOW — Russian mourners braved heavy rain Tuesday to file past the body of former Soviet dissident and Nobel Prize winning author Alexander Solzhenitsyn, who lay in an open coffin at the Russian Academy of Sciences, flanked...                    

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New sanctions are more likely for Iran

signonsandiego.com     Aug 6, 2008          

WASHINGTON – Iran's response to an incentives package aimed at defusing a dispute over its nuclear program is unacceptable, U.S. officials said yesterday, making the prospect of new sanctions against the country more likely.                    

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Hundreds mourn Solzhenitsyn

news.com.au     Aug 6, 2008          

RENOWNED Russian writer and dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn was buried at Moscow's historic Donskoy Monastery last night, after a wake that drew hundreds of mourners the day before. Solzhenitsyn's body lay in an open coffin...                    

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