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1. Five Proverbs to Get You Hyped for Maslenitsa: Learn some proverbs and eat some blini as the Slavic world prepares to celebrate Butter Week.; Tags: holiday, russian food, blini, maslenitsa

2. Let the Maslenitsa Begin!: Russia's Maslenitsa week has begun! So what's it all about?; Tags: maslenitsa, blini, lent pascha, Orthodox; By Linda DeLaine

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Notable events on this day in Russian history

1951: R-1V flight; first suborbital Soviet rocket flight with animals (dogs Dezik and Tsygan) on board

1922: Yuli Dunsky, playwright, born (died 1982)

1903: Yevgeny Speransky, one founder of Central Puppet Theater, born

1900: Boris Bibikov, director, born (died 1986)

1763: Catherine II's decrees open immigration for foreigners wishing to live in the Russian Empire.

1733: Mikhail Shcherbatov, historian, born (died 1790).

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