When Russia Ruled Alaska: Marking 148 Years of Historic Property Deal

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While many Russians once lamented Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev's decision to give the Crimean peninsula to his native Ukraine in 1954, it wasn't the first time Russia parted with prime real estate: exactly 148 years ago Alaska became a territory of the US; some myths regarding the sale still remain.

“Don’t fear for your hide, care for your honor” — “Ghost” brigade motto

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Chechen parliament speaker's riposte to US Congress' weapons-to-Kiev resolution: weapons to Mexico!

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Speaker Abdurakhmanov, March 24,2015

March 25, 2015
Translated from Russian by Tom Winter

Dukuvakha Abdurakhmanov urges US Congress to abandon ideas of imperial grandeur.

Speaker Dukuvakha Abdurakhmanov addresses resolution of US Congress that urges Obama to supply weapons to Ukraine. The US House of Representative passed a resolution the text of which calls for US President Barack Obama to supply weapons to Ukraine. The vote: 348 aye, nay 48.

The Speaker of the Chechen Republic Parliament, Dukuvakha Abdurakhmanov, commented on the resolution and turned to his American colleagues.