A rally is taking place at Estonian embassy in Moscow

A rally is taking place near the Estonian embassy in Moscow. Members of youth organizations are protesting against dismantling the Bronze Soldier Monument in central Tallinn (Estonia)…
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Bronze Soldier Monument dismantled in Tallinn

The Estonian government took a decision at its extraordinary night session at 03:40 a.m. to dismantle the Bronze Soldier Monument, a REGNUM correspondent was told at the governmental press office…
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Lithuanian president vetoed amendments to law on KGB reservists

Today, on April 27, Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus vetoed amendments adopted by the Seimas to the law on former officers of various USSR security services, a REGNUM correspondent told at the presidential office…
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Estonian president: “Criminals were behaving violently in Tallinn”

Today, on April 27, Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves spoke to the nation in a televised address saying: “Those, who were behaving violently in Tallinn last night, were raiding and looting, are criminals…
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Russian foreign ministry calls Ukraine to pacify “impudent hooligans” in Lvov

The Russian Ministry for Foreign Affairs calls Ukraine to call to account “impudent hooligans,” who set on fire a bust to Russian poet Alexander Pushkin and damaged building of the Russian Cultural Center in Lvov, says a statement released by Information and Press Department of the foreign ministry…
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Mstislav Rostropovich, 80, dies in Moscow

A great musician, world-known violoncellist, People’s artist of the USSR Mstislav Rostropovich, 80, died today in a Moscow hospital.As a source close to Rostropovich’s family told reporters today, “..
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Mstislav Rostropovich will be buried in Novodevichye Cemetery in Moscow

The great violoncellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich, 80, who died today at Moscow Oncological Center, will be buried in Novodevichye Cemetery, press office of Galina Vishnevskaya’s Center for Opera Singing informs…
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Expert: Estonian authorities are to blame for night disorders in Tallinn

“The Estonian authorities headed by Prime Minister Andrus Ansip practically provoked the night disorders in Tallinn,” expert in regional development issues in the post-Soviet territories Sergey Artemenko said…
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Human Rights Watch: “Einulla Fatullayev was arrested under political reasons”

“Arrest of Einulla Fatullayev on the charge of libel and offence has shown increasing abuse of freedom of the media in Azerbaijan,” says a statement released today by Human Rights Watch…
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Lithuania plans to award Boris Yeltsin posthumously

Chair of the Lithuanian Parliament Viktoras Muntianas sent today an inquiry to President Valdas Adamkus about awarding Russia’s First President Boris Yeltsin posthumously…
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