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Otter pelts, Orthodox priests and a $7.2m bargain: how Russia sold Alaska to the US

Tsar Alexander II sold oil-rich territory to the US in 1867. Will Friday’s high-stakes summit between Putin and Trump result in a warming of historic ties?

The Guardian - UK

What links Tasmin Archer, Gareth Gates and Zayn Malik? The Saturday quiz

From Tsar Alexander II and Queen Anne to Korky the Cat, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz

The Guardian - UK

Drawing a line to the origins of the Border we know

IN this third part of a short series on the ancient history of the Scottish Borders, we have reached the time when the line of the Border between…

The National (Scotland)

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Medieval longboat carvings on Scottish island church ruin 'at risk'

CARVINGS made almost 800 years ago into a church wall are at risk of being eroded due to the effects of wind and rain.

The National (Scotland)

In Finland, memories of a bitter war with Moscow never faded. Some fear history will repeat itself

Finland plans to join NATO, but beneath the surface of the famously neutral nation is a country scarred by painful memories of war, and a fear of history repeating itself.

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Ukraine president's office mocks NATO and questions its ability to defend Europe from Putin

'The NATO acronym stands for Never Act, Talk Only'

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