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This Day in HistoryFeb. 10
Alexander Pushkin, Russian poet and novelist, killed in a duel. Regarded as Russia's greatest poet, his works include the historical tragedy "Boris Godunov". Boris Pasternak, Russian author of "Dr Zhivago", was born. Lithuanians voted overwhelmingly for independence from the Soviet Union. Parliament had already declared independence in March 1990. Voters in a referendum in the Central Asian state of Kyrgyzstan approved proposals to grant extra powers to reformist President Askar Akayev. |