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Article: RUSSIA - DEATH RATE AMONG CONSCRIPTS HIGH (FEB 24/RT).
Periscope Daily Defense News Capsules;  February 24, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... accompanying his body said he had "committed suicide by hanging and this action was a consequence of his condition." Lavrov's father Valery did not believe the letter and opened the coffin. "We saw a bloody injury on his head, smashed knee bones and large black ...

Article: Gymnastics world championships showcases family heritage
Xinhua News Agency;  November 22, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... Both parents of the American rising star Nastia Liukin are former gymnastics greats and listed as Nastia's idols. Her father, Valery Liukin is a former Soviet Union Olympic competitor who took home high bar and team titles at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul ...

Article: French Canadians trek to Louisiana to meet their kin: Acadians ...
The Washington Times;  August 10, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... wraps up on Aug. 15, the Feast of the Assumption, designated as Acadian National Day in 1881. Marc Bourgeois and his father, Valery, New Brunswick natives who live in Ottawa, attended the First Congres and were excited to make the 2,200-mile trip ...

Article: Looking ahead, Hawks see red Influx of promising Russians might ...
Chicago Sun-Times;  July 4, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... Yawney said. "He's much more conscientious defensively." Unlike Yakubov, Radulov comes from a hockey family. His father Valery played for Sputnik of the Russian Elite League in the 1980s and is now a youth coach near Moscow. Radulov's 16-year ...

Article: Poor Economics Drive Russia's Hockey Stars Abroad, THE ST. ...
The St. Petersburg Times (Russia);  May 5, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... arms and especially head ... and in the NHL I can make big money and that's very important," he said. Sergei's father, Valery Smirnov is the vice president of the Ice Hockey Federation in St. Petersburg, and works closely with youth hockey. He ...

Article: RUSSIAN REVOLUTION: Writer-director crafts a dark look at his ...
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  February 24, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Boris Geser ... ... ... ... . Vladimir Menshov Kostya ... ... ... ... ... ... Alexei Chadov Kostya's father ... ... ... Valery Zolotukhin Svetlana ... ... ... ... ... . Maria Poroshina Olga ... ... ... ... ... ... .. Galina Tunina ...

Article: Australian Open notebook
AP Worldstream;  January 29, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... of France gained a special exemption into the junior draw at the Australian Open _ then won the title. Sidorenko, whose father Valery was coach of the Soviet handball team at the Seoul Olympics in 1988, had a medical time-out for cramps in the second set ...