Russian film director Eldar Ryazanov dies at 88
MOSCOW (AP) — Film director Eldar Ryazanov, who satirized and romanticized the life of ordinary Russians in his immensely popular comedies for almost six decades, has died. He was 88.
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MOSCOW (AP) — Film director Eldar Ryazanov, who satirized and romanticized the life of ordinary Russians in his immensely popular comedies for almost six decades, has died. He was 88.
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