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  2. Superstition in Russia - Wikipedia

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    Likewise, strangers and people of other religions were viewed as possessing the unclean force. [20] Among these spirits, the domovoi was considered the least dangerous. [19] If angered, the domovoi would act as a poltergeist. [17] Other spirits, like the rusalka, were more malevolent. She was said to lure men to their watery deaths. [21]

  3. List of bad luck signs - Wikipedia

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    The number 17. Fear of the number 17 is known as heptadecaphobia and is prominent in Italian culture. [6] The number 39. Fear of the number 39 is known as the curse of 39, especially in Afghan culture. [7] The number 43. In Japanese culture, maternity wards numbered 43 are considered taboo, as the word for the number means "still birth". [8 ...

  4. Unfriendly countries list - Wikipedia

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    In April 2021, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova announced that Russia would be publishing an "unfriendly countries list" that included the United States. [6] Early drafts of the list were leaked and included up to ten countries, [7] but the final list issued by Russia only contained two—the United States and the Czech ...

  5. August curse - Wikipedia

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    Russian media has speculated about possible explanations for such clustering. Seasonal influence on human activities, as opposed to the relative shutdown in winter, for instance, are among them. [3] For instance, many people take vacations in August: this leaves a kind of power-vacuum at some levels which terrorists and criminals can exploit. [1]

  6. From Ancient Rome to Putin's Russia, All Societies Twist ...

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    Hardly a single nation or country has not molded its history to advantage, writes Richard Cohen.

  7. What are angel numbers? A guide to the numeric ... - AOL

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    Angel numbers are repeating number sequences, often used as guides for deeper spiritual exploration. Ranging from 000 to 999 , each sequence carries its own distinct meaning and energy.

  8. What to know about the growing number of treason and ... - AOL

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    Treason cases were rare in Russia 30 years ago, with only a handful brought annually. In the past decade and especially since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, however, the number has soared, along ...

  9. Crime in Russia - Wikipedia

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    In 2020, the murder rate in Russia was 4.7 per 100,000 people, according to Rosstat (the Russian Federal State Statistics Service). [2] According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the homicide rate was 7.3 in 2020 compared to 10.9 in 2016, a significant decrease over the previous 20 years (in 2000, the homicide rate was 28.1), and only slightly higher than the United ...