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How many wealthy Russians escaped in 1917+, and at one point was it "too late" (if ever) to leave with your assets largely intact? Could you just...get on a train with a suitcase of gold?

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I'm a rural citizen of a Soviet Social Republic wake up in 1991 to the news that the USSR has dissolved; in what concrete ways (legal, societal, etc) has my life changed?

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Is there any historic basis or longtime consensus to “birth stones” and “birth month flowers”?

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Did local leaders from Germany in WW2 remain in their posts after the war?

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In the new WWII movie Greyhound, a U-Boat captain repeatedly taunts American merchant and escort ships over the radio. Did this happen?

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Was Herbert Hoover still relevant and active politically during the Roosevelt Administration, and does that explain this letter?

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When in the gunpowder-era of warfare did militaries actively combat hearing loss among soldiers?

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How many wealthy Russians escaped in 1917+, and at one point was it "too late" (if ever) to leave with your assets largely intact? Could you just...get on a train with a suitcase of gold?	859
I'm a rural citizen of a Soviet Social Republic wake up in 1991 to the news that the USSR has dissolved; in what concrete ways (legal, societal, etc) has my life changed?	117
Is there any historic basis or longtime consensus to “birth stones” and “birth month flowers”?	22
Did local leaders from Germany in WW2 remain in their posts after the war?	12
In the new WWII movie Greyhound, a U-Boat captain repeatedly taunts American merchant and escort ships over the radio. Did this happen?	10
Was Herbert Hoover still relevant and active politically during the Roosevelt Administration, and does that explain this letter?	8
When in the gunpowder-era of warfare did militaries actively combat hearing loss among soldiers?	1