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Featured Article: Sergei Kirov

Sergei Kirov
Sergei Mironovich Kirov Russian: Серге́й Миро́нович Ки́ров (né Kostrikov; Russian: Ко́стриков March 27, 1886 – December 1, 1934) was a Soviet politician and Bolshevik revolutionary whose assassination led to the first of the Great Purges. Kirov was an early revolutionary in the Russian Empire and member of the Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party. Kirov became an Old Bolshevik and personal friend to Joseph Stalin, rising through the Communist Party of the Soviet Union ranks to become head of the party in Leningrad and a member of the Politburo.

Popular Article: Machu Picchu

View of Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu (Quechua language: Old Mountain; sometimes called the "Lost City of the Incas") is one of the most well known sites of the Inca Empire. The ruin, located high in the Andes Mountains, forgotten for centuries by the outside world, was brought to international attention by Yale University archaeologist Hiram Bingham, who rediscovered it in 1911. It is one of the most important archaeological centers in South America, and as a consequence, the most visited tourist attraction in Peru. Since 1983, the site has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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French composer Adolphe Adam composed the music for the Christmas carol "O Holy Night" (source: Adolphe Adam)

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