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My name is Alexei Yuri Gagarin Siege of Stalingrad Glorious Five Year Plan Sputnik Tractor Moscow Dynamo Back Four Balowski. Me Dad was a bit of a Communist, know what I mean?

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Alexei Sayle
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: August 7
Comedian
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City of Liverpool
Alexei David Sayle
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