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Christmas in Russia

Christmas Eve (January 6 in Russia) in Suzdal, north-east of Moscow, was a cloudless, crystalline night.

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Putin sends hardman to Nato

Russia gas blast kills 7, more victims feared

Yulia to marry manager, 17 years her senior

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