A Russian pilot was killed Saturday in fighting with Islamists after his warplane was downed over northwest Syria, Russia’s defence ministry and a monitor said.

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Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (/ r æ ˈ s p j uː t ɪ n /; Russian: Григо́рий Ефи́мович Распу́тин [ɡrʲɪˈɡorʲɪj jɪˈfʲiməvʲɪtɕ rɐˈsputʲɪn]; 21 January [O.S. 9 January] 1869 – 30 December [O.S. 17 December] 1916) was a Russian mystic and self-proclaimed holy man who befriended the family of Tsar

Abstract. The question of women soldiers has generated substantial historical research, but of mixed quality. This paper — from a chapter of War and Gender: How Gender Shapes the War System and Vice Versa (Cambridge, 2001) — comprehensively reviews the historical performance of women combatants in war, across history and cultures.

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