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... that Kirill Eskov (pictured) named a genus from the Linyphiidae spider family discovered by him in 1988 after Kikimora, a female spirit in Slavic mythology?
... that Japan and Poland are the world's largest krill fishing nations since Russia abandoned its operations in 1993?
... that the Russian musical group Terem Quartet performs classical works on folk instruments in a humorous, virtuosic style?

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