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'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 pskov

Pskov (, ancient Russian spelling "Плѣсковъ", Pleskov) is an ancient city and the administrative center of Pskov Oblast, Russia, located in the northwest of Russia about east from the Estonian border, on the Velikaya River.

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