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With Slavic paganism, the Slavs were only lightly Christianized. They were converted top-down, so they had a lot of Pagan remnants for a very long time. This was an issue noted by both Peter and Catherine the greats. However, this does not mean that the figures they worshipped were the same...

I had a prof who once told me that the early versions of the Soviet tank auto-loaders had an issue with ripping people's arms off. Not sure if it's true, but it seems plausible. Supposedly this was why they were late to adopt the technology.

If the Russians, or anyone else, used an anti-satelite weapon in anger (or even as a test) what are the odds of a catastrophic chain reaction that destroys the entire satellite-ophere?