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- Name: Shabattai Kalmanovich; also spelled Shabtai von Kalmanovic http://www.theotherrussia.org/2009/11/02...
- Born: 1949 in Lithuania http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/arti...
- Emigrated from the Soviet Union to Israel in 1971 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/833929...
- Convicted of espionage in Israel in 1988; released from prison in 1993 http://www.theotherrussia.org/2009/11/02...
- Worked as a concert promoter in Russia; also GM of a Russian women's basketball team http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/833929...
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Shabattai Kalmanovich was a Russian businessman who was murdered on November 2, 2009, in Russia. Kalmanovich was convicted in Israel in 1988 of being a spy for the KGB. The 60-year-old Kalmanovich was shot to death in his car in Moscow. Klamanovich's driver was wounded in the attack, which came from a passing car. Authorities were said to be investigating the murder, which they say was "carefully planned."http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8339290.stm