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* ... that the 1885 wreck of the cargo ship Dmitry was the inspiration for the arrival of Count Dracula in England in Bram Stoker's 1897 novel?
* ... that the 1885 wreck of the cargo ship '''''[[Russian ship Dmitry|Dmitry]]''''' was the inspiration for the arrival of Count Dracula in England in [[Bram Stoker]]'s 1897 novel?
* ... that American teacher Marc Fogel was sentenced to 14 years in Russian prison for possessing a small amount of marijuana, but has gotten little public attention compared to Brittney Griner?
* ... that American teacher '''[[Marc Fogel]]''' was sentenced to 14 years in Russian prison for possessing a small amount of marijuana, but has gotten little public attention compared to [[Brittney Griner]]?
* ... that Ivan Beshoff, the last survivor of the mutiny on the Potemkin, emigrated to Ireland where he established a fish and chip shop that is still run by his descendants?
* ... that '''[[Ivan Beshoff]]''', the last survivor of the mutiny on the ''[[Russian battleship Potemkin|Potemkin]]'', emigrated to Ireland where he established a fish and chip shop that is still run by his descendants?
* ... that although Uzun-Hajji and Najmuddin of Gotzo were originally political allies, they later fought on opposing sides of the Russian Civil War?
* ... that although '''[[Uzun-Hajji]]''' and '''[[Najmuddin of Gotzo]]''' were originally political allies, they later fought on opposing sides of the [[Russian Civil War]]?
* ... that the Zunda Towers in Riga, Latvia, changed their name from "Z-Towers" to avoid being associated with Russia's invasion of Ukraine?
* ... that the '''[[Zunda Towers]]''' in [[Riga]], Latvia, changed their name from "Z-Towers" to avoid being associated with [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russia's invasion of Ukraine]]?
* ... that in the 1916 Declaration of Sainte-Adresse Britain, France and Russia committed to securing the political and economic independence of Belgium after the First World War?
* ... that in the 1916 '''[[Declaration of Sainte-Adresse]]''' Britain, France and Russia committed to securing the political and economic independence of Belgium after the First World War?

DYK list

DYK 1

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Satakundskaya Flotilla

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Kirill Eskov

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Maria Yakunchikova

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Maria Nikolaevna

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Pyotr Ivanovich Potemkin

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Alexander II of Russia

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Yevgeny Samoylov

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St Stephan church

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Alexandre Jacovleff

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Blue Bridge

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St. Michael's Castle

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Monument to Peter the Great

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Konstantin Makovsky

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Annenschule

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Fyodor Mikhaylovich Reshetnikov

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Alexander III (center right) during the singing of La Marseillaise at Kronstadt