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Is it true that “The Tale of Igor’s Campaign” is a fake from the late 18th century?

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Is it true that Ivan the Terrible killed his son?

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Is it true that Smolensk peasants went to France to get vaccinated against rabies?

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Is it true that the mutiny on the battleship Potemkin occurred because of wormy meat?

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Is it true that encephalitis ticks were brought to the Far East by Japanese saboteurs?

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Is it true that Stalin planned military operations on the globe?

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Is it true that Lenin called chess mental gymnastics?

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Did Alexander III say that Russia has only two allies - the army and the navy?

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Is it true that the song “Holy War” was originally dedicated to the First World War?

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Is it true that in the Russian Empire illiterate soldiers were taught to distinguish between left and right with the help of hay and straw?

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Did Suvorov say: “The bad soldier is the one who does not dream of becoming a general”?

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Did Stalin say: “We have no irreplaceable people”?

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