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...Georgian leadership is plotting various events on the border with South Ossetia to coincide with the anniversary of the 2008 events in the Caucasus ... They are of a distinctly provocative nature," Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin said on Wednesday, according to Russian news agency Itar-Tass. (See pictures of Russia celebrating Victory...
...fearless, and boldly defended the truth and protected the interests of people," Shamkhan Akbulatov, head of Memorial in Chechnya, told Russian news agency Itar-Tass. "She was killed because of her professional work." Prosecutors investigating the case agree, saying the murder was linked either to her work or a personal enemy...
...that harsh treatment of Waldheim could jeopardize Austrian cooperation in matters like Jewish emigration from the Soviet Union. Said Prime Minister Shimon Peres: ''It's not a simple question, and there are no simple answers.'' Even Waldheim's defenders seemed less than enthusiastic. In Moscow, the Soviet news agency TASS issued a commentary accusing the U.S. and ''Zionists'' of using a ''hostile campaign'' to discredit Waldheim. The article, however, seemed directed more at smearing the U.S. and Israel than at lending support to Waldheim. The dispatch was not picked up by Moscow newspapers. Meanwhile, the President-elect set about...
...iconic Reichstag photo, however, was anything but a candid shot: It was stage-crafted from beginning to end. Khaldei, in fact, had been at his Tass headquarters in Moscow when Soviet forces captured Hitler's capital. The photographer had received orders from on high - possibly from Stalin himself, it was murmured - to rush there and produce a picture symbolizing the Soviet victory. The Red Army flag in the picture was brought to Berlin in Khaldei's luggage, and before settling on the Reichstag as his location, he first checked out Tempelhof Airport and the Brandenburg Gate. A Soviet combat team...
...best way to get a sense of the place and its people, though, is through the warm, friendly custom of Kaffemik. Before we leave, there is just enough time for another drop of coffee and a few more cakes. As they say at Kaffemiks across Greenland: "Tass' mamaq (Yummy...