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Russia’s ex-finance minister Alexei Kudrin criticized on Thursday Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s remarks regarding the white ribbons worn by protesters at recent nationwide rallies against alleged electoral fraud.
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Russian Patriarch Alexy II died · 2008-12-05 15:20
Russian Patriarch Alexy II, who led the Orthodox Church for almost 20 years, died at the age of 79 in his residency near the Russian capital on Friday morning, a Moscow Patriarchy official said.
The cause of death has not been reported, but the patriarch was known to have suffered from heart disease. He suffered a severe stroke in 2002.
The church’s ruling body, the Holy Synod, is due to gather for an urgent meeting in Moscow on Saturday following the patriarch’s death, RIA Novosti informs.
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