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Widely adored stand-up comedian andsatirist Arkady Arkanov, who delighted Russian audiences fordecades, died onSunday inMoscow atthe age of81. Russia's president andprime minister, as well as thespeaker ofthe upper house ofparliament, expressed their respect forArkanov inseparate statements onSunday, state media reported.

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