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The Rise and Fall of the Decembrists: Russia’s First Revolutionaries
The Decembrists were Russia’s first revolutionaries, challenging autocracy in the early 19th century. This series explores ...
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Behind Ukraine and Russia's battle over 19th-century seascape painter
Russia and Ukraine have battled over the atmospheric seascapes of the celebrated 19th-century painter Ivan Aivazovsky. Of Armenian descent, Aivazovsky (1817-1900) spent most of his life in ...