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* ... 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 [[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]]?
:The [[United States]] announces a new [[military aid]] package to [[Ukraine]], including [[missile defense|air defense missiles]], munitions for [[M142 HIMARS|High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS)]], an array of [[anti-tank guided missiles|anti-armor missiles]], vehicles, and other equipment. [https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-military-aid-us-kursk-4ca7ba2bb2da155d8038c0376da80ab1 (AP)]
:Four inmates linked to the [[Islamic State]] seize control of a prison in [[Surovikino]], [[Volgograd Oblast]], [[Russia]], and take [[hostage]]s, killing four prison staff members and injuring three others. The attackers are shot dead by responding [[Federal Security Services|security forces]]. [https://en.apa.az/cis-countries/isis-members-killed-3-employees-of-penal-colony-and-took-several-people-hostage-in-volgograd-updated-446047 (Azerbaijani Press Agency)] [https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/23/knife-wielding-russian-convicts-take-prison-staff-hostage-and-kill-one-guard (''The Guardian'')]
:The [[United States Treasury Department]] imposes [[international sanctions|sanctions]] on more than 400 individuals and entities, including [[China|Chinese]] firms that are allegedly aiding [[Russia]] in order to avoid western sanctions. [https://www.reuters.com/world/us-imposes-sanctions-400-more-targets-aiding-russias-war-effort-2024-08-23/ (Reuters)] [https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/23/politics/us-sanctions-russia/index.html (CNN)]
:During a meeting in [[Kyiv]], [[Ukraine]], [[Prime Minister of India]] [[Narendra Modi]] urges [[Ukrainian President]] [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]] to end the [[Russo-Ukrainian War]], and volunteers to act as a mediator in talks between Zelenskyy and [[Russia]]. In a later national address, Zelenskyy thanked Modi but stated that it is necessary for India to respect [[international law]] as well as Ukraine's [[territorial integrity]] and [[sovereignty]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/indian-pm-modi-set-visit-kyiv-talks-with-ukraines-zelenskiy-2024-08-23/ (Reuters)]
:A court in [[Krasnodar]], Russia, sentences five men to more than six years in prison for participating in [[Criticism of Israel|anti-Israel]] riots at [[Uytash Airport]] in [[Makhachkala]], [[Dagestan]], in October 2023. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-court-sentences-five-men-anti-israel-riots-dagestan-airport-2024-08-23/ (Reuters)]
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