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Is it true that the name Svetlana was invented by the poet Vasily Zhukovsky?

Zhukovsky literature poetry Russia etymology

Is it true that Gogol was buried alive?

Gogol literature Moscow Russia Rumors about celebrities death

Is it true that Mendeleev invented vodka?

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Was Grigory Rasputin the lover of Empress Alexandra Fedorovna?

Alexandra Fedorovna story History of Russia Nicholas II Rasputin Russian Empire Russia Rumors about celebrities

Is it true that Leo Tolstoy was anathematized?

City legends Leo Tolstoy literature Orthodoxy religion Russia Rumors about celebrities

Is it true that Pavel Tretyakov forbade Ilya Repin to his gallery?

City legends painting art Moscow Repin Russia

Did Stolypin say: “In Russia, everything changes in 10 years, but in 200 years - nothing”?

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