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...author had access to Russian state archives, opened in 1999, which "meant I was able to use a large amount of new, fascinating papers and photographs, including the letters of Stalin, his entourage and their families." Montefiore interviewed scores of family members of the "magnates" who made up Stalin's court and read a number of unpublished memoirs by those who were there. At age 38, Montefiore seems to know as much as anyone else alive about the appalling tale...
...work life nor his pre--Channel swimming retirement would have suited the lazy or faint of heart. In the Air Force, he flew B-52 bombers. The day he left the military, he began piloting for American Airlines, and upon his mandatory retirement at 60, he bought a Russian-designed, Chinese-built MiG-17 fighter, which he used to do tricks at air shows, zooming at speeds up to Mach 1.1 and pulling up to 9 Gs. ("Isn't that what every grandfather does?" Brunstad asks.) But his real passion all along was long-distance swimming, particularly open-water swimming...
...contrast, De France didn't hesitate last year when French director and writer Cédric Klapisch called about Les Poupées Russes (Russian Dolls). His sequel to L'Auberge Espagnole reunites the original ensemble, including Amélie star Audrey Tautou, and revisits the students five years on as they face the c?hallenges of adult life. "It was so wonderful getting together again that I think the same enthusiasm shines through," says De France. Yet her own tastes lie elsewhere: "American and French cinema are wonderfully creative and entertaining, but they lack the hard-edged, at times brutal...
...Aslan Maskhadov's declaration of a unilateral truce earlier this month brought a ray of hope in the brutal 10-year war with Russia. Maskhadov said he wanted to start peace talks with the Kremlin and involve the international community in negotiating an end to the fighting. Thus far, Russian President Vladimir Putin has remained silent, sparking fears of fresh terrorist attacks when the truce expires...
...INDICATORS Back In Business In a test of investors' appetite for Russia in the wake of the Yukos crackdown, real estate-to-telecom conglomerate Sistema raised $1.35 billion through an initial public offering in London, the largest ever by a Russian firm...