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* ... that [[sauerkraut]] made by '''[[Molokans in Armenia|members of a Russian spiritual sect in Armenia]]''' was popular in many other parts of the [[Soviet Union]]?
* ... that [[Left Socialist-Revolutionaries|Left Socialist-Revolutionary]] leader [[Maria Spiridonova]] addressed '''[[Fourth All-Russian Congress of the Party of Left Socialist-Revolutionaries (internationalists)|her party's fourth congress]]''' in October 1918 by letter as she was in jail?
* ... that an essay of jailed [[Socialist Revolutionary Party|Socialist Revolutionary]] politician '''[[Alexander Helfgot]]''' was smuggled out of Russia and published in Berlin in 1922?
* ... that '''[[Descendants of Christian IX of Denmark|King Christian IX and Queen Louise of Denmark were the parents]]''' of [[Frederick VIII of Denmark|a Danish king]], [[Alexandra of Denmark|a British queen]], [[George I of Greece|a Greek king]], and [[Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark)|a Russian empress]]?
* ... that the Russian and Belarussian military exercise Zapad 2009 involved nuclear-capable ballistic missiles?
* ... that the Russian and Belarussian military exercise '''[[Zapad 2009]]''' involved nuclear-capable ballistic missiles?
:[[Russia]] declares a "federal-level" emergency in [[Kursk Oblast]] as [[Armed Forces of Ukraine|Ukrainian forces]] continue to advance. [https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/russia-declares-federal-emergency-border-region-attack-ukrainian-112704921 (AP via ABC News)]
:[[Kadyrovites|Akhmat special forces]] commander [[Apti Alaudinov]] says that [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] troops "simply passed-by" their positions without engaging them, with Akhmat troops choosing to [[Withdrawal (military)|retreat]] until more Russian reinforcements could arrive. Other reports indicate that Akhmat troops fled from Ukrainian forces. [https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/kadyrov-s-troops-claim-they-missed-ukrainian-forces-in-kursk-oblast/ar-AA1otucS (The New Voice of Ukraine via MSN)]
:A Russian military convoy is destroyed on the [[European route E38|E38 highway]] in [[Oktyabrsky District, Kursk Oblast|Oktyabrsky District]]. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/09/ukraine-ambushes-russian-convoy-in-kursk-as-kremlin-declares-federal-emergency (''The Guardian'')]
:[[Ukrainian Ground Forces|Ukrainian troops]] capture the [[Gazprom]] gas facility in [[Sudzha]]. A video shows Ukrainian soldiers inside the [[natural gas]] facility, with much of the town reportedly under Ukrainian control. [https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/08/09/video-shows-ukrainian-soldiers-in-control-of-gas-facility-in-russia-s-kursk-region (Reuters via Al Arabiya)]
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