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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]] and several Western nations, including [[Germany]] and the [[United States]], conduct a major [[prisoner exchange]] mediated by [[Turkey]], with ten prisoners being transferred to Russia, thirteen to [[Germany]], and three to the United States. Journalist [[Evan Gershkovich]], former marine [[Paul Whelan (security director)|Paul Whelan]], and Russian opposition figure [[Vladimir Kara-Murza]] are among those freed. [https://apnews.com/article/russia-gershkovich-whelan-d803e266cb4e60135ec5d668d684529f (AP)] [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/1/us-russia-swap-prisoner-in-extensive-deal (Al Jazeera)]
:The [[Government of Moldova|Moldovan government]] expels a [[Russia]]n diplomat from the country over alleged [[espionage]]. [https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/08/01/moldova-expels-russian-diplomat-over-espionage-claims-a85900 (''The Moscow Times'')]
:[[Ukraine]] demands that [[Russia]] explain the death of [[Prisoners of war in the Russian invasion of Ukraine#Ukrainian prisoners of war|Ukrainian POW]] Oleksandr Ishchenko in Russian captivity, who was being [[Trial|tried]] with 21 other captured [[Armed Forces of Ukraine|Ukrainian troops]] for being part of the [[Azov Brigade]] that Russian prosecutors allege is [[Far-right politics in Ukraine|far-right]] affiliated. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-protests-against-death-azov-brigade-member-russian-captivity-2024-07-31/ (Reuters)]
:[[Prime Minister of Slovakia|Slovak Prime Minister]] [[Robert Fico]] threatens to suspend [[Slovakia]]'s [[Diesel fuel|diesel]] exports to [[Ukraine]] if the Ukrainian government continues to suspend [[Pipeline|pipeline]] oil transport from [[Petroleum industry in Russia|Russian oil]] company [[Lukoil]], which Slovakia claims is causing a national [[Energy crisis|energy crisis]]. [https://kyivindependent.com/slovakias-fico-threatens-to-cut-off-diesel-supplies-to-ukraine-over-russian-oil-dispute/ (''The Kyiv Independent'')]