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![Gennady Shcherbakov<br>Baikonur Space center launching pad, 1960s.<br>Baikonur, formerly known as Leninsk, is a city in Qyzylorda Province of Kazakhstan rented and administered by Russia. It was constructed to service the Baikonur Cosmodrome and was officially renamed Baikonur by Boris Yeltsin on December 20, 1995. The original Baikonur is a mining town a few hundred kilometres northeast, near Dzhezkazgan in Kazakhstan's Qaraghandy Province. The launch site was given this name to cause confusion and keep the location secret. The name Baikonur is Kazakh for "wealthy brown", i.e. "fertile land with many herbs". The railway station there, however, predates the base, and keeps the old name. The fortunes of the city have varied according to those of the Soviet/Russian space program and its Baikonur Cosmodrome.<br>©RIA Novosti / TopFoto](images/thumbs/1044561.jpg "Gennady Shcherbakov<br>Baikonur Space center launching pad, 1960s.<br>Baikonur, formerly known as Leninsk, is a city in Qyzylorda Province of Kazakhstan rented and administered by Russia. It was constructed to service the Baikonur Cosmodrome and was officially renamed Baikonur by Boris Yeltsin on December 20, 1995. The original Baikonur is a mining town a few hundred kilometres northeast, near Dzhezkazgan in Kazakhstan's Qaraghandy Province. The launch site was given this name to cause confusion and keep the location secret. The name Baikonur is Kazakh for "wealthy brown\", i.e. "fertile land with many herbs\". The railway station there, however, predates the base, and keeps the old name. The fortunes of the city have varied according to those of the Soviet/Russian space program and its Baikonur Cosmodrome.<br>©RIA Novosti / TopFoto")
![Alexander Rostovtsev<br>Oleg Popov, Known as the Sunny Clown, 1962.<br>Oleg Konstantinovich Popov is an extremely famous Russian clown and circus artist. Popov is also called the "Sun of the clowns". He was born on July 31, 1930 in Moscow as the son of a clock-maker. He has studied elements of acrobatia, juggling and other circus skills in his youth. In 1949 he finished the Russian circus school in Moscow and started his career in the Moscow Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard. Six years later, he became the first clown from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics to perform in the Western world. In 1969 he was honored with the title of the "People's Artist of the USSR". He lives in Amsterdam, Netherlands.<br>©RIA Novosti / TopFoto](images/thumbs/1044565.jpg "Alexander Rostovtsev<br>Oleg Popov, Known as the Sunny Clown, 1962.<br>Oleg Konstantinovich Popov is an extremely famous Russian clown and circus artist. Popov is also called the "Sun of the clowns\". He was born on July 31, 1930 in Moscow as the son of a clock-maker. He has studied elements of acrobatia, juggling and other circus skills in his youth. In 1949 he finished the Russian circus school in Moscow and started his career in the Moscow Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard. Six years later, he became the first clown from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics to perform in the Western world. In 1969 he was honored with the title of the "People's Artist of the USSR\". He lives in Amsterdam, Netherlands.<br>©RIA Novosti / TopFoto")
![Dmitry Donskoi<br>An Evening Pantomime: Leonid Yengibarov, 1964.<br>Leonid Georgievich Yengibarov ( March 15, 1935 - July 25, 1972) was a Soviet clown and actor. Born in Moscow to an Armenian father and a Russian mother, he started his career as a boxer. In 1955 he joined the State School of Circus Art, Clownship department. After graduation in 1959 he moved to Yerevan and joined the Armenian state circus. He was one of the first Soviet clowns to create the poetic, intellectual clownery, which made spectators think, not only laugh. After initial incomprehension, his popularity grew immensely. After that he was invited to work in cinema. His first film, A Path to the Arena, was in fact about himself. By the end of 1960s he was known as one of the best clowns in the country and in the countries of the Eastern bloc, where he was permitted to travel. His circus career came to a halt in 1971: he left the State Circus when his partner was banned from international touring. He created a Pantomime Theatre instead. However officially he was forbidden to call his company "theatre", only allowed to use the term "troupe". He managed to stage only a single piece, "Star Rain" before his untimely death.<br>©RIA Novosti / TopFoto<br><br>](images/thumbs/1044567.jpg "Dmitry Donskoi<br>An Evening Pantomime: Leonid Yengibarov, 1964.<br>Leonid Georgievich Yengibarov ( March 15, 1935 - July 25, 1972) was a Soviet clown and actor. Born in Moscow to an Armenian father and a Russian mother, he started his career as a boxer. In 1955 he joined the State School of Circus Art, Clownship department. After graduation in 1959 he moved to Yerevan and joined the Armenian state circus. He was one of the first Soviet clowns to create the poetic, intellectual clownery, which made spectators think, not only laugh. After initial incomprehension, his popularity grew immensely. After that he was invited to work in cinema. His first film, A Path to the Arena, was in fact about himself. By the end of 1960s he was known as one of the best clowns in the country and in the countries of the Eastern bloc, where he was permitted to travel. His circus career came to a halt in 1971: he left the State Circus when his partner was banned from international touring. He created a Pantomime Theatre instead. However officially he was forbidden to call his company "theatre\", only allowed to use the term "troupe\". He managed to stage only a single piece, "Star Rain\" before his untimely death.<br>©RIA Novosti / TopFoto<br><br>")
![Aleksander Makarov<br>Pop singer Alla Pugacheva, 1976<br>Alla Borisovna Pugachyova (pronounced "Pougachiova" and commonly anglicized as Pugacheva), born April 15, 1949 in Moscow, Russia, is perhaps the best known musical performer in Russia, her career having started in 1965 and continuing to this day. Although hugely popular in Russia and other former Soviet republics among older generations, she is also widely disliked by many, not least for the amount of airtime given to her by the Federal channels and the continual gossip about her life in popular tabloids.<br>©RIA Novosti / TopFoto](images/thumbs/1044500.jpg "Aleksander Makarov<br>Pop singer Alla Pugacheva, 1976<br>Alla Borisovna Pugachyova (pronounced "Pougachiova\" and commonly anglicized as Pugacheva), born April 15, 1949 in Moscow, Russia, is perhaps the best known musical performer in Russia, her career having started in 1965 and continuing to this day. Although hugely popular in Russia and other former Soviet republics among older generations, she is also widely disliked by many, not least for the amount of airtime given to her by the Federal channels and the continual gossip about her life in popular tabloids.<br>©RIA Novosti / TopFoto")
![Eduard Pesov<br>Leonid Brezhnev, General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party Central Committee, 1973.<br>Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev January 1 [O.S. December 19, 1906] 1907 - November 10, 1982) was the effective ruler of the Soviet Union from 1964 to 1982, at first in partnership with others. He was General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1964 to 1982, and was twice Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (head of state), from 1960 to 1964 and from 1977 to 1982.<br>Leonard Brechnev.<br>©RIA Novosti / TopFoto<br>](images/thumbs/1044526.jpg "Eduard Pesov<br>Leonid Brezhnev, General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party Central Committee, 1973.<br>Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev January 1 [O.S. December 19, 1906] 1907 - November 10, 1982) was the effective ruler of the Soviet Union from 1964 to 1982, at first in partnership with others. He was General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1964 to 1982, and was twice Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (head of state), from 1960 to 1964 and from 1977 to 1982.<br>Leonard Brechnev.<br>©RIA Novosti / TopFoto<br>")
![Yury Somov<br>Soviet soldiers coming home from Afghanistan, 1986.<br>Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev announced that six regiments would be withdrawn from Afghanistan by the end of the year. The withdrawal of troops began on October 15. Gorbachev's offer, made from Siberia, was part of a much wider Soviet initiative in Asia. The withdrawal brought sharp reactions: the U.S. dismissed it as "inadequate" and suggested it was no more than a normal rotation of troops; Afghan resistance groups rejected it as a "bluff," while Pakistan saw it as a small but positive move. Strategic analysts said the withdrawal had no military significance since three of the six units were air-defense regiments and the Afghan resistance had no air capability. The regiments constituted only a little over 6% of an estimated 120,000 Soviet troops in Afghanistan. <br>©RIA Novosti / TopFoto](images/thumbs/1044438.jpg "Yury Somov<br>Soviet soldiers coming home from Afghanistan, 1986.<br>Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev announced that six regiments would be withdrawn from Afghanistan by the end of the year. The withdrawal of troops began on October 15. Gorbachev's offer, made from Siberia, was part of a much wider Soviet initiative in Asia. The withdrawal brought sharp reactions: the U.S. dismissed it as "inadequate\" and suggested it was no more than a normal rotation of troops; Afghan resistance groups rejected it as a "bluff,\" while Pakistan saw it as a small but positive move. Strategic analysts said the withdrawal had no military significance since three of the six units were air-defense regiments and the Afghan resistance had no air capability. The regiments constituted only a little over 6% of an estimated 120,000 Soviet troops in Afghanistan. <br>©RIA Novosti / TopFoto")
![Vitaly Arutyunov<br>The Mamayev Hill series, First prize, World Press Photo 1987.<br>The 52-meter-tall monument "The Motherland Calls" - the tallest statue in the world when erected in 1967.<br>Mamayev Kurgan is a dominant height overlooking the city of Volograd (formerly Stalingrad) in southern Russia. The name in Russian means tumulus of Mamai. Today, Mamayev Kurgan features a memorial complex commemorating the Battle of Stalingrad<br>©RIA Novosti / TopFoto](images/thumbs/1044421.jpg "Vitaly Arutyunov<br>The Mamayev Hill series, First prize, World Press Photo 1987.<br>The 52-meter-tall monument "The Motherland Calls\" - the tallest statue in the world when erected in 1967.<br>Mamayev Kurgan is a dominant height overlooking the city of Volograd (formerly Stalingrad) in southern Russia. The name in Russian means tumulus of Mamai. Today, Mamayev Kurgan features a memorial complex commemorating the Battle of Stalingrad<br>©RIA Novosti / TopFoto")
![Vitaly Arutyunov<br>The Mamayev Hill series, First prize, World Press Photo 1987.<br>The 52-meter-tall monument "The Motherland Calls" - the tallest statue in the world when erected in 1967.<br>Mamayev Kurgan is a dominant height overlooking the city of Volograd (formerly Stalingrad) in southern Russia. The name in Russian means tumulus of Mamai. Today, Mamayev Kurgan features a memorial complex commemorating the Battle of Stalingrad<br>©RIA Novosti / TopFoto](images/thumbs/1044422.jpg "Vitaly Arutyunov<br>The Mamayev Hill series, First prize, World Press Photo 1987.<br>The 52-meter-tall monument "The Motherland Calls\" - the tallest statue in the world when erected in 1967.<br>Mamayev Kurgan is a dominant height overlooking the city of Volograd (formerly Stalingrad) in southern Russia. The name in Russian means tumulus of Mamai. Today, Mamayev Kurgan features a memorial complex commemorating the Battle of Stalingrad<br>©RIA Novosti / TopFoto")
![Vitaly Arutyunov<br>The Mamayev Hill series, First prize, World Press Photo 1987.<br>The 52-meter-tall monument "The Motherland Calls" - the tallest statue in the world when erected in 1967.<br>Mamayev Kurgan is a dominant height overlooking the city of Volograd (formerly Stalingrad) in southern Russia. The name in Russian means tumulus of Mamai. Today, Mamayev Kurgan features a memorial complex commemorating the Battle of Stalingrad<br>©RIA Novosti / TopFoto](images/thumbs/1044423.jpg "Vitaly Arutyunov<br>The Mamayev Hill series, First prize, World Press Photo 1987.<br>The 52-meter-tall monument "The Motherland Calls\" - the tallest statue in the world when erected in 1967.<br>Mamayev Kurgan is a dominant height overlooking the city of Volograd (formerly Stalingrad) in southern Russia. The name in Russian means tumulus of Mamai. Today, Mamayev Kurgan features a memorial complex commemorating the Battle of Stalingrad<br>©RIA Novosti / TopFoto")
![Vitaly Arutyunov<br>The Mamayev Hill series, First prize, World Press Photo 1987.<br>The 52-meter-tall monument "The Motherland Calls" - the tallest statue in the world when erected in 1967.<br>Mamayev Kurgan is a dominant height overlooking the city of Volograd (formerly Stalingrad) in southern Russia. The name in Russian means tumulus of Mamai. Today, Mamayev Kurgan features a memorial complex commemorating the Battle of Stalingrad<br>©RIA Novosti / TopFoto](images/thumbs/1044424.jpg "Vitaly Arutyunov<br>The Mamayev Hill series, First prize, World Press Photo 1987.<br>The 52-meter-tall monument "The Motherland Calls\" - the tallest statue in the world when erected in 1967.<br>Mamayev Kurgan is a dominant height overlooking the city of Volograd (formerly Stalingrad) in southern Russia. The name in Russian means tumulus of Mamai. Today, Mamayev Kurgan features a memorial complex commemorating the Battle of Stalingrad<br>©RIA Novosti / TopFoto")
![Vitaly Arutyunov<br>The Mamayev Hill series, First prize, World Press Photo 1987.<br>The 52-meter-tall monument "The Motherland Calls" - the tallest statue in the world when erected in 1967.<br>Mamayev Kurgan is a dominant height overlooking the city of Volograd (formerly Stalingrad) in southern Russia. The name in Russian means tumulus of Mamai. Today, Mamayev Kurgan features a memorial complex commemorating the Battle of Stalingrad<br>©RIA Novosti / TopFoto](images/thumbs/1044698.jpg "Vitaly Arutyunov<br>The Mamayev Hill series, First prize, World Press Photo 1987.<br>The 52-meter-tall monument "The Motherland Calls\" - the tallest statue in the world when erected in 1967.<br>Mamayev Kurgan is a dominant height overlooking the city of Volograd (formerly Stalingrad) in southern Russia. The name in Russian means tumulus of Mamai. Today, Mamayev Kurgan features a memorial complex commemorating the Battle of Stalingrad<br>©RIA Novosti / TopFoto")
![Igor Mikhaley -<br>Shikotan Island - 1989<br>Shikotan, both in Russian and Japanese, and one of the bigger islands of the Kuril Islands, is located in the Sakhalin Oblast of Russia. Although this island is a part of Russia, Japan maintains a claim to it along with the other three southermost Kuril islands. The name of "Shikotan" derives from the Ainu language word for "best place."<br>©RIA Novosti / TopFoto](images/thumbs/1044312.jpg "Igor Mikhaley -<br>Shikotan Island - 1989<br>Shikotan, both in Russian and Japanese, and one of the bigger islands of the Kuril Islands, is located in the Sakhalin Oblast of Russia. Although this island is a part of Russia, Japan maintains a claim to it along with the other three southermost Kuril islands. The name of "Shikotan\" derives from the Ainu language word for "best place.\"<br>©RIA Novosti / TopFoto")
