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Hint #2 : I have been executed in 1985... Ch.

Het... Ch.

Hint #1 : I said farewell in 1985... Ch.

So... Question # 89 : Who am I ? Born in the 30's, I have always been at ease with high technology, and specifically electronics. I lived on several occasions in the Western World. I have betrayed a lot of people and stabbed a few. Unfortunately for me, I said farewell earlier than expected. Who am I ? Good hunt and good luck !! Ch.

Thanks, UB, for the opportunity to answer this question, and new learnings today !! )) This is one of the essences of the quiz and I like it !! I would have liked to taste one of these Belormokanal cigarettes (I'm not a smoker, but from time to time, I enjoy a good cigar... from Havana ) ) Cheers. Ch.

I am the Belomorkanal cigarettes. Belormokanal (Беломорканал) is a brand of cigarettes made by the Uritsky Tobacco Factory in 1932 at Leningrad. The brand was introduced to commemorate the construction of the White Sea - Baltic Canal (abbr. Belomorkanal, and also called BBK). Process engineer Ionidi is considered to be its creator, and the pack drawing was made by Andrey Tarakanov. The brand became popular in most of the Soviet Bloc countries due to their low price. They are famed as one of the strongest (if not the strongest in the world) cigarettes available in Eastern Europe. They were also pictured in many works of art and literature. The White Sea-Baltic Sea Canal (Belomorsko-Baltiyskiy Kanal (BBK)), opened on August 2, 1933, is a ship canal that joins the White Sea and the Baltic Sea near St. Petersburg. Its original name was Belomorsko-Baltiyskiy Kanal imeni Stalina (The Stalin White Sea-Baltic Sea Canal), and it is known under the abbreviation Belomorkanal. During its construction, an estimated 100,000 Gulag prisoners died (although various estimates have placed the figure at both significantly higher and lower casualties). Ch.

Thanks UB About the hint : German electronic music group Tangerine Dream performed a spectacular concert recorded live at the Palast der Republik on 31 January 1980. The concert was unique in that Tangerine Dream was the first Western group who was allowed by the Communist government to play in East Berlin at the time and was dubbed "the performance behind the Iron Curtain". Ch.

Excellent Jim !! Nothing to add... ) Your turn now... Cheers. Ch.

Hint #1 : I welcomed Tangerine Dream. Ch.

My turn.. An easy one... Question 87 I am born in 1976. My predecessor hold the place during a very long time. At the age of 24, I have been discovered a serious illness. Now, I begin a second life in Dubai. Who am I ? Good hunt and good luck !! Ch.

With President Medvedev... Ch.

Hi Jim, I am Sergei Leonidovich Sokolov (Серге́й Леони́дович Соколо́в) (born 1 July 1911). Sokolov was promoted to Marshal of the Soviet Union in 1978. He was in charge of Soviet ground forces during the invasion of Afghanistan.He personally led the main Soviet incursion of ground forces on the December 27, 1979. Sergei Sokolov is currently the oldest living Soviet Marshal. On his centenarian birthday he stated, "Military service prestige will regain the importance it once had." Ch.

:) Ch.

Well done Jim ) I should connect more often... To points lost today... Cheers. Ch.

Yep, seems you are correct, UB6365... Let's wait for Harvey to confirm... Ch.

Hi Jim, I liked very much your description. It is a piuty they did not keep the old design (it happens in many other countries, ie the French Légion d'Honneur...)... In 1991, shortly after the end of the Soviet Union, they lightly adapted this order and this gave the Order below. To Harvey, Please to see you back !! Cheers. Ch. Pic : www.mondvor.ru

Hi Jim, Back for a few minutes... You deserve the point, you did the job !! Well done !! Cheers. Ch.

Hi to all, I'm sorry, but I have now to leave and have only a few chances to get connected to internet during the week-end... So I beleivbe it is fair to give the point to Jim, who gave the largest part of the answers. Jim, well done !! Here are the answers : I am Otto Piffl, one of the main caracters of the movie "One, Two, Three". I became famous in 1961. One, Two, Three is a 1961 American comedy film directed by Billy Wilder. The film is primarily set in West Berlin during the Cold War. Here is the story (from wikipedia) : "C.R. "Mac" MacNamara is a high-ranking executive in the Coca-Cola Company, assigned to West Berlin after a business fiasco a few years earlier in the Middle East (about which he is still bitter). Nevertheless, Mac is angling to become head of Western European Coca-Cola Operations, based in London. After working on an arrangement to introduce Coke into the Soviet Union, Mac receives a call from his boss, W.P. Hazeltine in Atlanta. Scarlett Hazeltine, the boss's hot-blooded 17-year-old socialite daughter, is coming to Berlin and Mac receives the unenviable task of taking care of this young whirlwind. An expected two-week stay develops into two months, and Mac discovers just why Scarlett is enamored of Berlin—she surprises him by announcing that she's married to a young man, Otto Piffl, who happens to be an East German Communist with ardent anti-capitalism views. The socialite couple are bound for Moscow to make a new life for themselves ("They've assigned us a magnificent apartment, just a short walk from the bathroom!"). Since Hazeltine and his wife are coming to Berlin to collect their daughter the very next day, this is obviously a disaster of monumental proportions, and Mac deals with it as any good capitalist would — by framing the young Communist firebrand and having him picked up by the Stasi, the East German secret police, who later force Otto to sign a confession that he's an American spy (after finally cracking from repeated exposure to the song "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" during interrogation). Under pressure from his stern and disapproving wife (who wants to take her family back to live in the U.S.), and with the revelation that Scarlett is pregnant, Mac sets out to bring Otto back with the help of his new Russian business associates. With the boss on the way, he finds that his only chance is to turn Otto into a son-in-law in good standing — which means, among other things, making him a capitalist with an aristocratic pedigree (albeit contrived). In the end, the Hazeltines approve of their new son-in-law (upon which Mac learns from Hazeltine that Otto will be named the new head of Western European Operations—with Mac getting a promotion to VP of Procurement (back in Atlanta) Mac reconciles with his family at the airport, and to celebrate his promotion, offers to buy his family a Coke. Ironically, after handing out the Cokes to his family, he realizes upon inspection that the final bottle he takes for himself is actually Pepsi-Cola." My father was, an austro-hungarian jewish, was born in 1906. Billy Wilder (22 June 1906 – 27 March 2002) was an Austro-Hungarian born American filmaker, screenwriter, producer, artist and journalist. He is regarded as one of the most brilliant and versatile filmmakers of Hollywood's golden age. I fell in love with an american girl... Scarlett Hazeltine, the boss's hot-blooded 17-year-old socialite daughter of Mac's boss. But wanted to go East... Otto Piffl happened to be an East German Communist with ardent anti-capitalism views. My life became sparkling, more than expected.... Because of Coca Cola... Hint #1 : The first name of my father was "Billie". Later, for professional reasons, he has slightly modified this name... Billie became Billy when he emigrated to the USA in 1933. Well done, Jim !! Your turn, now... Ch.

Jim, You are very close, but this is not the expected answer. Please, read carefully : "I fell in love with an american girl... But wanted to go East...". It is not "Mac"... Who is it ? To all, Jim is very close. Please let him bring the correct answer. Ch.

Hint #1 : The first name of my father was "Billie". Later, for professional reasons, he has slightly modified this name... Ch.

Any try ? The Forum seems having encountered technical problems these last couple of days (I was unable to connect...). I let you some additional time before I give you another hint later in the day... if no one finds this challenge. Cheers. Ch.

Thanks UB for the point... ) So, my turn for Question #82... it is an easy one... Question # 82 : I became famous in 1961. My father was, an austro-hungarian jewish, was born in 1906. I fell in love with an american girl... But wanted to go East... My life became sparkling, more than expected.... Who am I ? Good, hunt and good luck. Ch.

Hi, I'm Anatoly Alexandrovich Sobchak (Анато́лий Алекса́ндрович Собча́к, August 10, 1937—February 20, 2000), a Russian politician, a co-author of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the first democratically elected mayor of Saint-Petersburg, and a mentor and teacher of both Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev. Cheers. Ch.

Hi UB, You are correct !!! It is Check Point Charlie !!! The two dates correspond to : * The opening of Check Point Charlie as a control point, and * Its official dismantling. You get the point !! Congrats !! Your turn, now... Cheers. Ch;

Hi Guys, This should be an easy one to relax during this Sunday morning... Question 80 : There is an historical place linked by these two dates : 22 September 1961 and 22 Juni 1990. 1. Which exact place is it ? 2. In which city ? 3. What is the significance of these two dates ? Good hunt and good luck !! Ch.