Russian soldier Dmitry Artemyev stands beside a poster of Soviet strongman Josef Stalin during a visit to a Georgian history museum in Tbilisi on July 3, 2009. Artemyev deserted from the Russian army. For the second time this year a Russian soldier has abandoned his post in Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region to seek asylum in Georgia, local television reported. Getty Images logo Getty Images 31 months ago

Russian soldier Dmitry Artemyev stands beside a poster of Soviet strongman Josef Stalin during a visit to a Georgian history museum in Tbilisi on July 3, 2009. Artemyev deserted from the Russian army. For the second time this year a Russian soldier has abandoned his post in Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region to seek asylum in Georgia, local television reported.

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