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Kremlin Honors Russian Spies Kicked Out of US

By John O. MembrinoOct 19th 2010 – 10:13AM
Dmitry Lovetsky, AP

Dmitry Lovetsky, AP

(Oct. 19) -- The Russian spies arrested by the FBI over the summer and deported from the U.S. have been given top Kremlin honors by President Dmitry Medvedev. A spokesman for the president said a ceremony took place Monday "to hand top state honors to a number of Foreign Intelligence Service employees, including the spies...

Lost Treasures Return to Russia's Red Square

By John William NarinsAug 28th 2010 – 6:29AM
moscowwalks.ru

moscowwalks.ru

(Aug. 28) -- A ceremony on Moscow's Red Square today celebrated the restoration of two huge icons that graced two of the Kremlin's gateways for half a millennium before vanishing during the first decades of the atheist Soviet state. The icons of Christ and St. Nicholas, key symbols of Russia's national and spiritual...

'Grand Prince of All Russia' Sues to Get Kremlin Back

By John William NarinsAug 18th 2010 – 6:00PM
Mikhail Metzel, AP

Mikhail Metzel, AP

(Aug. 18) -- Descendants of Russia's first ruling dynasty have gone to court to reclaim their ancestral lands – specifically, the Kremlin. On Monday, the Moscow Arbitration Court decided the case will be heard Oct. 18. The plaintiff is the Princes' Foundation for the Advancement of Religious and National...

Background on kremlin

A kremlin (, fortress; same root as in kremen (, flint)) is a major fortified central complex found in historic Russian cities.

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