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Article: RUSSIA: RUSSIA MARKS 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF BATTLE OF STALINGRAD.(Brief Article)
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- February 2, 2003
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Celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Stalingrad have begun in the southern city of Volgograd, Russian news agencies reported on 31 January. The celebrations will culminate on 2 February, with President Putin expected to preside. Twenty-three foreign delegations from around the world will participate in the commemoration of the battle that is widely seen as the turning point of World War II, strana.ru reported. The anniversary has revived discussion of the idea of restoring the name Stalingrad to the city. President Putin has said he does not believe that restoring the name "would ...
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