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My grandfather had come over as a member of the czarist army, to make an arms deal with the British government. Being a blinkered military man, he was unaware that the Russian Revolution was about to take place.
Helen Mirren
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Helen Mirren
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: July 26
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