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The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Russian service

For 65 years the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service has broadcast in Russian, this weekend it stops.

The Russian Service came into its own during the attempted coup by communist hardliners in August 1991.

Mikhail Gorbachev said he got his news from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ, while being held under house arrest in Crimea.

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Thu 24 Mar 2011 11:50GMT

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  • Thu 24 Mar 2011 05:50GMT
  • Thu 24 Mar 2011 08:50GMT
  • Thu 24 Mar 2011 11:50GMT

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