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Beslan, North Ossetia, 3 September 2004 (AFP Photo /  Getty Images) 02.09.2009, 16:22 9 comments

Beslan school siege five years on

On September 1, 2004, terrorists seized School Number One in Russia’s North Ossetian city of Beslan, taking more than a thousand people hostage: schoolchildren, their parents, relatives and teachers.

Special forces officers evacuate early 26 October 2002 hostages from the theater in Moscow (AFP Photo / Alexander Nemenov) 25.10.2009, 09:23 4 comments

Surviving terrorist attack helps to appreciate life’s value

The name of the Nord-Ost musical on the Moscow stage became a synonym for tragedy and horror. It’s been seven years since a terrorist attack on a Moscow theater claimed the lives of 130 people.

Russian Federation, Moscow : Russian special forces storm early 26 October 2002 the theater building in Moscow, where Chechen separatists were holding hostages since 23 October. AFP Photo / Alexander Nemenov. 23.10.2009, 13:01 1 comment

Nord-Ost siege remembered 7 years on

Friday marks the 7th anniversary of a terrorist attack in Moscow which claimed the lives of 130 hostages.

Shamil Basaev 07.08.2009, 17:00

"Effect of Dagestan invasion was similar to 9/11"

Public support of hardline policies surged in Russia after the invasion in Dagestan ten years ago, very much like in America after the 9/11 attack, says Aleksey Makarkin from the Centre for Political Technologies.

RIA Novosti / Vladimir Ivanov, STR 03.09.2010, 17:58

Victims of terror attacks remembered in Russia

Nationwide, Russians are remembering the victims of terrorists in the country by marking the “Day of Solidarity in the Fight against Terrorism” on Friday.

Image from nebuchadnezzarwoollyd.blogspot.com 25.09.2009, 09:52

Dagestan: ten years since bloody assault

It has been ten years since Chechen terrorists invaded another Russian republic of Dagestan, hoping to win the support of the population in a bid to establish a joint Islamic state. Instead they faced harsh resistance.

Women mourn inside the Beslan school gymnasium on September 1, 2009 (AFP Photo / Kazbek Basayev) 03.09.2009, 20:14

Memorial services mark Beslan siege

It is five years since the school siege in the Russian town of Beslan came to an end with a bloody battle. The third of September marks the end of the three-day siege.

Vladimir Kremlev for RT 03.09.2009, 14:38

ROAR: “Lessons of Beslan still to be learned”

As the fifth anniversary of the tragedy in North Ossetia is being marked, analysts think a lot should be done to prevent such events in the future.

30.10.2009, 23:36 32 comments

Remembering Stalin’s Great Purge victims

On Friday, Russia marks the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repressions. Millions suffered from Stalin’s repressions from the 1920s through to the 1950s.

08.01.2010, 15:08 21 comments

Ukrainian president deepens divisions with Russia with new holiday

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko signed a decree on Thursday to establish a holiday dedicated to Ukrainian soldiers who fought during WWI on the side of the Austro-Hungarian Empire against Russia.

Russia remembers terrorist attack victims

Published: 26 October, 2009, 11:20
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Russian Federation, Moscow: Monument carring names of victims of the hostage drama at the Nord-Ost musical (AFP Photo / Roman Kalinin)

Moscow is marking the 7th anniversary of the tragic events that shook Russia from October 23-26, 2002, when terrorists attacked the Dubrovka Theater during a performance of the popular musical “Nord-Ost”.

 
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