Alexeyev, who won two Olympic and eight world super heavyweight titles in the 1970s, had long been suffering heart problems.

“We will cease fulfillment of our key obligations towards the Russian Federation,” Europe Minister David Lidington said.

The seminar featured four presentations on issues related to the Armenian, Greek and Assyrian Genocides and advocacy efforts.

The Turkish government has started a serious chase after the Kurds. At the same time it is “getting ready” for the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide committed in the Ottoman Empire during the World War I. Turkey is in a hurry: time is pressing, and the centenary of the massacres may have negative consequences for the authorities. Naturally, they won’t surpass Armenian expectations, but continued and persistent denial of extermination of the Christian nations in the Ottoman Empire will hardly add to the prestige of Turkey, now seeking to enter the top 10 list of the world countries, as stated by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Russian economic Nikolai Kondratiev, known for his analysis and theory of business cycles, predicted the global financial crisis back in 1920s. The current situation, according to Kondratiev, is the “winter of economy”, which can last for some 20 years.