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... that Yakov Kreizer (pictured) was the first Soviet general awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union title during World War II?
... that Soviet actor Pavel Luspekayev played in the classic Russian Ostern movie White Sun of the Desert with both feet amputated?
... that Radishchev Museum in Saratov founded by Russian painter Alexey Bogolyubov was the first museum in the country opened to the general public?

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