Beaten to it, so I'll just post
to commemorate the day.
I wonder how many visitors
this site is going to receive today. (Wikipedia article instead of direct link, as the site itself at the moment refuses to work for me.)
Edit: By the way, CCIP, have you seen
these films? From what I've understood, they are still pretty famous in Russia? I watched them a while ago and liked them as films, despite of some historical inaccuracies. For anyone else interested, I think you can find at least the first two parts for free in Mosfilm's website.