Tag History of Russia

Is it true that the “word about Igor’s regiment” is a fake of the late XVIII century?

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Is it true that Ivan the Terrible killed his son?

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Is it true that the Smolensk peasants traveled to France to get involved from rabies?

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Is it true that the riot on the battleship Potemkin occurred due to worm meat?

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

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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 gymnastics of the mind?

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

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Is it true that the song “The 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 hay and straw?

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

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Did Stalin argue: “We have no irreplaceable”?

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