Christian Science Monitor: Dosvidaniya, Rossiya (16.3.2006), haettu 17.9.2008 "Despite its vast size, the Rossiya had few exits, to make it hard to evade the watchful eyes of hotel staff. This contributed to the death toll (officially placed at 42) in a 1977 fire at the hotel, in which many were trapped above the reach of firefighters' ladders."
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Times Online: Sky's the limit for booming Moscow (14.10.2006), haettu 17.9.2008 (Arkistoitu – Internet Archive) "Lord Foster has also been appointed to design the £500 million replacement for the famously ugly Rossiya Hotel next to the Kremlin. Both projects are being developed by the Moscow oligarch Shalva Chigirinsky, who also owns the AIM-listed Sibir Energy."
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Times Online: Sky's the limit for booming Moscow (14.10.2006), haettu 17.9.2008 (Arkistoitu – Internet Archive) "Lord Foster has also been appointed to design the £500 million replacement for the famously ugly Rossiya Hotel next to the Kremlin. Both projects are being developed by the Moscow oligarch Shalva Chigirinsky, who also owns the AIM-listed Sibir Energy."