Event: battle of Stalingrad

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August 21, 2019: A look back at what happened on this day in years gone by

We take a trip down memory lane and check out what happened on this day in years gone by by looking back at some Irish Examiner front pages and highlighting other events which went down in history across the world.

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’An abomination and filth’ - Russia bans satirical film about Joseph Stalin's death

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Top Italian historical figure? A US basketballer

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Miss Italia in row over war remark

No one will surrender nuclear arms - Realism in a challenging world

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General lives on in Russian consciousness

General Zhukov is seen by many as a hero who defeated Hitler and by others as an egotistical brute. Either way he lives on in public consciousness in Russia today, writes Geoffrey Roberts

Sat, 18 Aug, 2012

Submariners threaten to sue Harrison Ford filmmakers

Veteran Russian submariners are threatening to sue the producers of the new Harrison Ford blockbuster K-19: The Widowmaker, claiming it portrays them as heavy drinkers.

Fri, 19 Jul, 2002