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Chemist Yusif Mammadaliyev: aviation fuel, Molotov cocktails, satellites, and rockets

Baku hosted a two-day international conference titled "Yusif Mammadaliyev: Science. Heritage. Innovation," dedicated to the 120th anniversary of the chemist, professor, and academician who once managed to elevate Soviet science to a new level. Who was Yusif Mammadaliyev and what leaders of international organizations said about him at the conference?

Gorbachev won't leave Russia for West

Former president of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev presented his new book titled "I remain an optimist" in one of Moscow's major book stores on Tuesday.  Amid the presentation, he shared …

Gorbachev won't leave Russia for West

Sculptor Ernst Neizvestny dies in New York

Russian-American sculptor Ernst Neizvestny died in New York on Tuesday at the age of 91. His friend Jeff Bliumis said the sculptor died at Stony Brook hospital where he been hospitalized with severe stomach pains. …

Sculptor Ernst Neizvestny dies in New York
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