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1. A Walk on the Wild Side (of Russia): Russia Weekly gets wacky with singing policemen, forbidden emojis, and flying plagues.; Tags: cats, school, music; By Irina Bukharin

2. The Many Days of September 1: Did you know September 1 is more than just Labor Day? Read on to find out how Russians celebrate September 1, the Day of Knowledge, the first day of school.; Tags: education, school, russia, holidays; By Eugenia Sokolskaya

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Notable events on this day in Russian history

1986: Space station Mir was launched unmanned from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan

1963: Soviet Union agreed to withdraw several thousand of its troops from Cuba by March 15, 1963

1954: The Crimea is "moved" from Russia to Ukraine on Nikita Khrushchev's initiative

1918: Soviet Central Committee banned private ownership of land, water or natural resources

1899: Yuri Olesha, writer, born (died 1960)

1861: Statute abolishing serfdom is enacted. 20 million serfs are emancipated.

1712: Peter I marries Yekaterina Alexeyevna (the future Catherine I) in St. Petersburg's St. Isaac's Cathedral.

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