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Vladimir Putin sent a telegram of condolence to the relatives and friends of historian Alexander Fursenko, a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, in connection with his death

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The message read, in part:

"The deceased was an outstanding scientist, a person who possessed vast, truly encyclopaedic knowledge, a talented organiser and pedagogue. The name of academician Fursenko and his fruitful professional activities are associated with major successes in the study of topical problems of the history of international relations and the creation of an authoritative research school that is known all over the world."