Memorial plaque honoring former Soviet expert to China unveiled in Russia

STORY: Memorial plaque honoring former Soviet expert to China unveiled in Russia SHOOTING TIME: May 15, 2024 DATELINE: May 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: KALUGA, Russia CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony 2. various of the exhibition 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): KIRILL BARSKY, Vice-Chairman of the Russia-China Friendship Society 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Russian): IVAN BORISOVICH ARKHIPOV, President of the Foundation for the Development of Socio-Economic Relations between Russia and China STORYLINE: A memorial plaque commemorating the former head of the Soviet expert group to China Ivan Vasilievich Arkhipov was unveiled in the Russian city of Kaluga on Wednesday. The ceremony was attended by representatives from China and Russia as well as Arkhipov's descendants. At the ceremony, Minister Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Moscow Liu Qinghua noted that Arkhipov significantly contributed to helping New China revitalize its national economy and achieve the goals of the first Five-

Sergei Vasilievich Lukyanenko

Sergei Vasilievich Lukyanenko

Russian science fiction and fantasy author Sergei Vasilievich Lukyanenko smiles during book signing in Prague, Czech Republic, November 6, 2018. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

Sergei Vasilievich Lukyanenko

Sergei Vasilievich Lukyanenko

Russian science fiction and fantasy author Sergei Vasilievich Lukyanenko smiles during book signing in Prague, Czech Republic, November 6, 2018. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

Sergei Vasilievich Lukyanenko

Sergei Vasilievich Lukyanenko

Russian science fiction and fantasy author Sergei Vasilievich Lukyanenko smiles during book signing in Prague, Czech Republic, November 6, 2018. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

Sergei Vasilievich Lukyanenko

Sergei Vasilievich Lukyanenko

Russian science fiction and fantasy author Sergei Vasilievich Lukyanenko smiles during book signing in Prague, Czech Republic, November 6, 2018. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

Sergei Vasilievich Lukyanenko

Sergei Vasilievich Lukyanenko

Russian science fiction and fantasy author Sergei Vasilievich Lukyanenko smiles during book signing in Prague, Czech Republic, November 6, 2018. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

U.S. man accused over dismembered body

U.S. man accused over dismembered body

U.S. man Yevgeniy Vasilievich Bayraktar is pictured in a police vehicle in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, on March 2, 2018 before being sent to public prosecutors in connection with the discovery of the severed body parts of a missing Japanese woman. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Dismembered body

Dismembered body

Photo taken Feb. 26, 2018, from a Kyodo News helicopter, shows a mountainous area in Shimamoto, Osaka, western Japan, where severed body parts of a missing woman were found. The police suspect Yevgeniy Vasilievich Bayraktar, an American man, was involved in the case. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Dismembered body

Dismembered body

Photo taken Feb. 26, 2018, shows a mountainous area in Shimamoto, Osaka, western Japan, where severed body parts of a missing woman were found. The police suspect Yevgeniy Vasilievich Bayraktar, an American man, was involved in the case. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Dismembered body

Dismembered body

Photo taken Feb. 26, 2018, shows a mountainous area in Kyoto, western Japan, where severed body parts of a missing woman were found. The police suspect Yevgeniy Vasilievich Bayraktar, an American man, was involved in the case. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Home of suspect in severed head case

Home of suspect in severed head case

Photo taken Feb. 26, 2018 shows the home of Yevengiy Vasilievich Bayraktar in Long Island near New York City. The American national is being questioned by Japanese police in connection with a severed human head found on Feb. 24 at a lodging facility in Osaka, Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo